| Question |
a. How would you assess the usefulness of the average number of wins as a predictor of whether a team ever won a Super Bowl? b. What’s the advantage of being able to use a categorical variable (such as 1 or 0) as a dependent variable? c. What other variables might you use to predict the dependent variable, and why would you choose them? Team Average Number of Bowl? (1 = yes and 0 = Wins Over 10 Years no) Savannah Sharks 12 1 Pittsburgh Pelicans 11 0 Williamstown Warriors 15 0 Bennington Bruisers 12 1 Atlanta Angels 13 1 Trenton Terrors 16 0 Virginia Vipers 15 1 Charleston Crooners 9 0 Harrisburg Heathens 8 0 Eaton Energizers 12 1 Discuss the general idea that just because two things are correlated, it does not mean that one causes the other. Provide an example (other than ice cream and crime!). |
