Applying ANOVA to a data set

Refer to the Baseball data set, which reports information on the 30 Major League Baseball teams for the 2002 season.

a.At the 0.10 significance level is there a difference in the variation in team salary among the American and National League teams? Explain

b.Create a variable that classifies a team's total attendance into three groups: less than 2.0 million, 2.0 up to 3.0 million, and 3.0 or more. At the 0.01 significance level is there a difference in the mean number of games won among the three groups? Explain

c. Using the same attendance variable developed in part (b) is there a difference in the mean team batting average? Use the 0.01 significance level. Explain

d. Using the same attendance variable used in part (b) is there a difference in the mean salary of the group? Use the 0.01 significance level. Explain

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Team League Built Size Surface Salary Salary -mil Wins Attendance Batting ERA HR Error SB Year Average
Boston 1 1912 33871 0 123505125.0 123.5 95.0 2,847,798 0.281 4.74 199 109 45 1989 512,930
New York Yankees 1 1923 57746 0 208306817.0 208.3 95.0 4,090,440 0.276 4.52 229 95 84 1990 578,930
Oakland 1 1966 43662 0 55425762.0 55.4 88.0 2,108,818 0.262 3.69 155 88 31 1991 891,188
Baltimore 1 1992 48262 0 73914333.0 73.9 74.0 2,623,904 0.269 4.56 189 107 83 1992 1,084,408
Los Angles Angels 1 1966 45050 0 97725322.0 97.7 95.0 3,404,636 0.270 3.68 147 87 161 1993 1,120,254
Cleveland 1 1994 43368 0 41502500.0 41.5 93.0 2,014,220 0.271 3.61 207 106 62 1994 1,188,679
Chicago White Sox 1 1991 44321 0 75178000.0 75.2 99.0 2,342,804 0.262 3.61 200 94 137 1995 1,071,029
Toronto 1 1989 50516 1 45719500.0 45.7 80.0 2,014,995 0.265 4.06 136 95 72 1996 1,176,967
Minnesota 1 1982 48678 1 56186000.0 56.2 83.0 2,034,243 0.259 3.71 134 102 102 1997 1,383,578
Tampa Bay 1 1990 44027 1 29679067.0 29.7 67.0 1,141,915 0.274 5.39 157 124 151 1998 1,441,406
Texas 1 1994 52000 0 55849000.0 55.8 79.0 2,525,259 0.267 4.96 260 108 67 1999 1,720,050
Detroit 1 2000 40000 0 69092000.0 69.1 71.0 2,024,505 0.272 4.51 168 110 66 2000 1,988,034
Seattle 1 1999 45611 0 87754334.0 87.8 69.0 2,724,859 0.256 4.49 130 86 102 2001 2,264,403
Kansas City 1 1973 40529 0 36881000.0 36.9 56.0 1,371,181 0.263 5.49 126 125 53 2002 2,383,235
Atlanta 0 1993 50062 0 86457302.0 86.5 90.0 2,520,904 0.265 3.98 184 86 92 2003 2,555,476
Arizona 0 1998 49075 0 62329166.0 62.3 77.0 2,059,327 0.256 4.84 191 94 67 2004 2,486,609
Houston 0 2000 42000 0 76799000.0 76.8 89.0 2,805,060 0.256 3.51 161 89 115 2005 2,632,655
Cincinnati 0 2003 42,059 0 61892583.0 61.9 73.0 1,923,254 0.261 5.15 222 104 72
New York Mets 0 1964 55775 0 101305821.0 101.3 83.0 2,827,549 0.258 3.76 175 106 153
Pittsburgh 0 2001 38127 0 38133000.0 38.1 67.0 1,817,245 0.259 4.42 139 117 73
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 1962 56000 0 83039000.0 83.0 71.0 3,603,680 0.253 4.38 149 106 58
San Diego 0 2004 42,445 0 63290833.0 63.3 82.0 2,869,787 0.257 4.13 130 109 99
Washington 0 1961 56000 0 48581500.0 48.6 81.0 2,730,352 0.252 3.87 117 92 45
San Francisco 0 2000 40800 0 90199500.0 90.2 75.0 3,181,020 0.261 4.33 128 90 71
St Louis 0 1966 49625 0 92106833.0 92.1 100.0 3,542,271 0.270 3.49 170 100 83
Florida 0 1987 42531 0 60408834.0 60.4 83.0 1,852,608 0.272 4.16 128 103 96
Philadelphia 0 2004 43500 0 95522000.0 95.5 88.0 2,665,304 0.270 4.21 167 90 116
Milwaukee 0 2001 42400 0 39934833.0 39.9 81.0 2,211,323 0.259 3.97 175 119 79
Chicago Cubs 0 1914 38957 0 87032933.0 87.0 79.0 3,100,092 0.270 4.19 194 101 65
Colorado 0 1995 50381 0 48155000.0 48.2 67.0 1,914,385 0.267 5.13 150 118 65