A Basketball Coach Kept Statistics for His Team in Free $\frac { 11 } { 6 }$

question 26

Multiple Choice

A basketball coach kept statistics for his team in free throw percentage and steals (among others) .At the last game,Erin's free throw percentage was 79% and she had 4 steals.The team averaged 90% from the free throw line with a standard deviation of 6% and they averaged 7 steals with a standard deviation of 4.In which category did Erin do better compared with her team? Explain.

• A)Steals.4 steals is - \(\frac { 11 } { 6 }\) standard deviations from the mean while 79% free throw average is - \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\) standard deviations from the mean.
• B)Free throw percentage.79% free throw average is - \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\) standard deviations from the mean while 4 steals is - \[\frac { 11 } { 6 }\] standard deviations from the mean.
• C)Free throw percentage.79% free throw average is - \(\frac { 11 } { 6 }\) standard deviations from the mean while 4 steals is - \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\) standard deviations from the mean.
• D)One can't compare the two categories,they are too different.
• E)Steals.4 steals is - \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\) standard deviations from the mean while 79% free throw average is - \(\frac { 11 } { 6 }\) standard deviations from the mean.

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