In: Statistics and Probability
Go Spurs Go!
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the Spurs score using the data given in class.
Given the results and their win loss record, can you make any conclusions about their offense/ defense in the year 2018? Support with EVIDENCE from the confidence interval!
116, 129, 120, 143,120,108,131,112,118,102,116,111,112,124,96,111,126,104,96,111,129,129,96,99,116,85,117,113
The data is:
| Data | |
| 116 | |
| 129 | |
| 120 | |
| 143 | |
| 120 | |
| 108 | |
| 131 | |
| 112 | |
| 118 | |
| 102 | |
| 116 | |
| 111 | |
| 112 | |
| 124 | |
| 96 | |
| 111 | |
| 126 | |
| 104 | |
| 96 | |
| 111 | |
| 129 | |
| 129 | |
| 96 | |
| 99 | |
| 116 | |
| 85 | |
| 117 | |
| 113 | |
| Count | 28 | 
| Average | 113.9286 | 
| St. Dev | 12.92694 | 
Confidence interval:

We are 95% confident that the spurs average score lies between 108.916 and 118.941.
For 2018-2019, The Spurs win-loss record was that they finished the season with a 48-34 record. 48 wins and 34 losses. The overall average score in NBA is ~112.4 points. Hence spurs followed a mixed strayegy and their play included a mixture of defensive and offensive gameplay.
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