From: pnh@fcsparc6.ncifcrf.gov (Paul N Hengen)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: AL and NL BA's through 9-Aug-1992
Summary: Histograms of batting averages
Date: 13 Aug 92 23:16:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center

In article <1992Aug12.162719.19599@cco.caltech.edu>
schmke@cco.caltech.edu (Kevin Todd Schmidt) writes:

>Here is the OPI (Offensive Production Index) for all NL players with at
>least 190 at-bats through 9-Aug-92.
>
>I welcome comments and suggestions.
>
>Kevin
>

Kevin (and all those interested): I snatched the data from your most
recent posting and ran them through a histogram program to give us
an idea of the distribution of batting averages in the Majors...
Enjoy!!! -Paul.

Here's a graphic representation of the batting averages for both the
American and National league players with at least 190 at-bats using
data through 9-Aug-1992:

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American league output file:

* genhis 1.63: generalized histogram data from
*
* parameters:
*          4  is the data column used
*        148  numbers are in the file
*    0.19900  is the minimum number
*    0.33700  is the maximum number
*    0.26415  is the MEAN
*    0.02850  is the STANDARD DEVIATION
*    0.00081  is the variance
*    4.49686  is the uncertainty in bits
*
*    0.19900  to     0.33700 is the range of data plotted
*    0.00460  is the x-axis interval
*     30     is the number of intervals
*         14 is the maximum y-axis value
*    1.00000 is the y-axis scale
*
* no standard plot
*
* interval    histogram
* beginning     value
*
    0.19900          1   +
    0.20360          2   ++
    0.20820          3   +++
    0.21280          4   ++++
    0.21740          2   ++
    0.22200          2   ++
    0.22660          2   ++
    0.23120          6   ++++++
    0.23580          5   +++++
    0.24040         13   +++++++++++++
    0.24500          5   +++++
    0.24960          9   +++++++++
    0.25420          8   ++++++++
    0.25880         11   +++++++++++
    0.26340         14   ++++++++++++++
    0.26800          6   ++++++
    0.27260         10   ++++++++++
    0.27720         10   ++++++++++
    0.28180          6   ++++++
    0.28640          1   +
    0.29100          6   ++++++
    0.29560          3   +++
    0.30020          4   ++++
    0.30480          6   ++++++
    0.30940          3   +++
    0.31400          2   ++
    0.31860          0   
    0.32320          1   +
    0.32780          2   ++
    0.33240          1   +

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National league output file:

* genhis 1.63: generalized histogram data from
*
* parameters:
*          4  is the data column used
*        118  numbers are in the file
*    0.19800  is the minimum number
*    0.34000  is the maximum number
*    0.26151  is the MEAN
*    0.03152  is the STANDARD DEVIATION
*    0.00099  is the variance
*    4.53031  is the uncertainty in bits
*
*    0.19800  to     0.34000 is the range of data plotted
*    0.00473  is the x-axis interval
*     30     is the number of intervals
*         12 is the maximum y-axis value
*    1.00000 is the y-axis scale
*
* no standard plot
*
* interval    histogram
* beginning     value
*
    0.19800          3   +++
    0.20273          1   +
    0.20747          3   +++
    0.21220          1   +
    0.21693          4   ++++
    0.22167          6   ++++++
    0.22640          4   ++++
    0.23113          2   ++
    0.23587          5   +++++
    0.24060          4   ++++
    0.24533          9   +++++++++
    0.25007          6   ++++++
    0.25480         12   ++++++++++++
    0.25953          9   +++++++++
    0.26427         10   ++++++++++
    0.26900          1   +
    0.27373          5   +++++
    0.27847          4   ++++
    0.28320          2   ++
    0.28793          6   ++++++
    0.29267          3   +++
    0.29740          3   +++
    0.30213          3   +++
    0.30687          3   +++
    0.31160          4   ++++
    0.31633          2   ++
    0.32107          0   
    0.32580          1   +
    0.33053          1   +
    0.33527          1   +

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