During your reading this week and after watching the videos, you will have learn
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During your reading this week and after watching the videos, you will have learned about measures of central tendency such as the mean and the median. Here is the attachment that contains 2015 salary information for MLB players. 2015 MLB Salaries(4).docx
For this discussion you will choose a team that another student has not chosen and find the mean and median salary. Your post should be on what team you chose, and what the median and mean salaries were. Next, Google the first 2 or 3 player names on your team and determine what position they play. What position is most valued on the team you chose? Finally, you will briefly discuss any differences in the mean and the median and why the mean and median are different, statistically. Any other insights or comments are welcome. Your reply to other students should compare your team results to what their team results were. Again, any other insights or comments are welcome.
2015 MLB Salaries by team/player
AL Central
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
John Danks
$15,750,000
Melky Cabrera
13,000,000
Adam LaRoche
12,000,000
Alexei Ramirez
10,000,000
David Robertson
10,000,000
Jeff Samardzija
9,800,000
Jose Abreu
8,666,667
Chris Sale
6,000,000
Zach Duke
4,500,000
Emilio Bonifacio
3,000,000
Tyler Flowers
2,675,000
Gordon Beckham
2,000,000
Hector Noesi
1,950,000
Jose Quintana
1,000,000
Javy Guerra
937,500
Adam Eaton
850,000
dl-Nate Jones
660,000
Conor Gillaspie
555,000
Zach Putnam
525,000
Avisail Garcia
523,000
Dan Jennings
523,000
Jake Petricka
520,000
Kyle Drabek
518,200
J.B. Shuck
516,000
Eric Surkamp
516,000
Maikel Cleto
512,000
Erik Johnson
510,000
Carlos Sanchez
510,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Nick Swisher
$15,000,000
Michael Bourn
13,500,000
Brandon Moss
6,500,000
Carlos Santana
6,200,000
David Murphy
6,000,000
Michael Brantley
5,875,000
Jason Kipnis
4,166,667
Gavin Floyd
4,000,000
Mike Aviles
3,500,000
Ryan Raburn
2,500,000
Marc Rzepczynski
2,400,000
Carlos Carrasco
2,337,500
Lonnie Chisenhall
2,250,000
Trevor Bauer
1,940,000
Bryan Shaw
1,550,000
Yan Gomes
1,083,333
Scott Atchison
900,000
Corey Kluber
601,000
Cody Allen
547,100
Zach McAllister
520,400
Nick Hagadone
517,100
T.J. House
511,900
Jose Ramirez
511,300
Kyle Crockett
510,900
Zach Walters
509,600
Roberto Perez
508,600
Austin Adams
507,700
Jesus Aguilar
507,600
———
DETROIT TIGERS
Justin Verlander
$28,000,000
Miguel Cabrera
22,000,000
David Price
19,750,000
Anibal Sanchez
16,800,000
Ian Kinsler
16,000,000
Victor Martinez
14,000,000
Yoenis Cespedes
10,500,000
Joe Nathan
10,000,000
Joakim Soria
7,000,000
Alfredo Simon
5,550,000
Alex Avila
5,400,000
Rajai Davis
5,000,000
J.D. Martinez
3,000,000
Al Alburquerque
1,725,000
Jose Iglesias
1,443,750
Joba Chamberlain
1,000,000
Tom Gorzelanny
1,000,000
Nick Castellanos
525,000
Andrew Romine
520,000
Anthony Gose
515,000
Shane Greene
515,000
Ian Krol
515,000
Blaine Hardy
514,000
Bruce Rondon
510,000
Hernan Perez
508,500
James McCann
507,500
Angel Nesbitt
507,500
Kyle Ryan
507,500
———
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Alex Gordon
$13,750,000
Alex Rios
9,500,000
Jeremy Guthrie
9,000,000
Jason Vargas
8,500,000
Greg Holland
8,250,000
Omar Infante
7,500,000
Edinson Volquez
7,500,000
Wade Davis
7,000,000
Kendrys Morales
6,500,000
Eric Hosmer
5,650,000
Luke Hochevar
4,000,000
Alcides Escobar
3,000,000
Lorenzo Cain
2,725,000
Mike Moustakas
2,640,000
Danny Duffy
2,425,000
dl-Kris Medlen
2,000,000
Salvador Perez
1,750,000
Kelvin Herrera
1,600,000
Tim Collins
1,475,000
Jason Frasor
1,250,000
Jarrod Dyson
1,225,000
Louis Coleman
725,000
Chris Young
675,000
Yordano Ventura
535,675
Erik Kratz
532,500
Christian Colon
509,525
Brian Flynn
508,450
Paulo Orlando
507,500
———
MINNESOTA TWINS
Joe Mauer
$23,000,000
Ervin Santana
13,500,000
Ricky Nolasco
12,000,000
Torii Hunter
10,500,000
Phil Hughes
9,200,000
Kurt Suzuki
6,000,000
Mike Pelfrey
5,500,000
Trevor Plouffe
4,800,000
Glen Perkins
4,650,000
Tommy Milone
2,775,000
Brian Duensing
2,700,000
Tim Stauffer
2,200,000
Brian Dozier
2,000,000
Jordan Schafer
1,550,000
Casey Fien
1,375,000
Eduardo Nunez
1,025,000
Blaine Boyer
750,000
Kyle Gibson
537,500
Oswaldo Arcia
532,500
Eduardo Escobar
532,500
Danny Santana
530,000
Caleb Thielbar
520,000
Kennys Vargas
517,500
Josmil Pinto
512,500
Chris Herrmann
510,000
J.R. Graham
507,500
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AL West
HOUSTON ASTROS
Scott Feldman
$10,000,000
Jed Lowrie
8,000,000
Colby Rasmus
8,000,000
Luke Gregerson
6,000,000
Pat Neshek
5,500,000
Luis Valbuena
4,200,000
Chris Carter
4,175,000
Jason Castro
4,000,000
Chad Qualls
3,000,000
Jose Altuve
2,687,500
Tony Sipp
2,400,000
Jon Singleton
2,000,000
Hyun Conger
1,075,000
Marwin Gonzalez
1,062,500
Alex Presley
1,000,000
Evan Gattis
526,500
Samuel Deduno
525,100
Dallas Keuchel
524,500
Josh Fields
516,700
Collin McHugh
516,300
Brett Oberholtzer
515,800
Brad Peacock
515,800
Robert Grossman
515,000
Will Harris
513,900
Jonathan Villar
513,000
George Springer
512,900
Jake Marisnick
511,200
L.J. Hoes
510,600
Kevin Chapman
510,300
Asher Wojciechowski
507,500
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Josh Hamilton
$25,400,000
Albert Pujols
24,000,000
C.J. Wilson
18,500,000
Jered Weaver
18,200,000
Erick Aybar
8,750,000
Huston Street
7,000,000
David Freese
6,425,000
Mike Trout
6,083,333
Chris Iannetta
5,525,000
Joe Smith
5,250,000
Matt Joyce
4,750,000
Garrett Richards
3,200,000
Hector Santiago
2,290,000
Noel Salas
1,370,000
Cesar Ramos
1,312,500
Vinnie Pestano
1,150,000
Collin Cowgill
995,000
Drew Butera
987,500
Kole Calhoun
537,500
Josh Rutledge
527,500
Matt Shoemaker
517,500
Johnny Giavotella
516,250
Tyler Skaggs
515,000
Mike Morin
514,000
Cory Rasmus
513,000
C.J. Cron
512,500
Grant Green
511,500
Dan Robertson
511,250
Efren Navarro
511,000
Jose Alvarez
509,500
Andrew Heaney
509,250
Taylor Featherston
507,500
Kyle Kubitza
507,500
Carlos Perez
507,500
Drew Rucinski
507,500
———
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Scott Kazmir
$13,000,000
Coco Crisp
11,000,000
Tyler Clippard
8,300,000
Ben Zobrist
7,750,000
Billy Butler
6,666,667
Eric O'Flaherty
6,275,000
Josh Reddick
4,100,000
Ike Davis
3,800,000
Jesse Chavez
2,150,000
Brett Lawrie
1,925,000
Sam Fuld
1,750,000
Craig Gentry
1,600,000
Fernando Abad
1,087,500
Eric Sogard
1,075,000
Jarrod Parker
850,000
Sean Doolittle
780,000
dl-A.J. Griffin
517,500
Drew Pomeranz
517,500
Nate Freiman
512,500
Sonny Gray
512,500
Dan Otero
512,500
Evan Scribner
512,500
Stephen Vogt
512,500
Josh Phegley
510,000
Marcus Semien
510,000
R.J. Alvarez
507,500
Billy Burns
507,500
Mark Canha
507,500
Kendall Graveman
507,500
Jesse Hahn
507,500
Tyler Ladendorf
507,500
Sean Nolin
507,500
dl-Taylor Thompson
507,500
———
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
John Danks
$15,750,000
Melky Cabrera
13,000,000
Adam LaRoche
12,000,000
Alexei Ramirez
10,000,000
David Robertson
10,000,000
Jeff Samardzija
9,800,000
Jose Abreu
8,666,667
Chris Sale
6,000,000
Zach Duke
4,500,000
Emilio Bonifacio
3,000,000
Tyler Flowers
2,675,000
Gordon Beckham
2,000,000
Hector Noesi
1,950,000
Jose Quintana
1,000,000
Javy Guerra
937,500
Adam Eaton
850,000
dl-Nate Jones
660,000
Conor Gillaspie
555,000
Zach Putnam
525,000
Avisail Garcia
523,000
Dan Jennings
523,000
Jake Petricka
520,000
Kyle Drabek
518,200
J.B. Shuck
516,000
Eric Surkamp
516,000
Maikel Cleto
512,000
Erik Johnson
510,000
Carlos Sanchez
510,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Nick Swisher
$15,000,000
Michael Bourn
13,500,000
Brandon Moss
6,500,000
Carlos Santana
6,200,000
David Murphy
6,000,000
Michael Brantley
5,875,000
Jason Kipnis
4,166,667
Gavin Floyd
4,000,000
Mike Aviles
3,500,000
Ryan Raburn
2,500,000
Marc Rzepczynski
2,400,000
Carlos Carrasco
2,337,500
Lonnie Chisenhall
2,250,000
Trevor Bauer
1,940,000
Bryan Shaw
1,550,000
Yan Gomes
1,083,333
Scott Atchison
900,000
Corey Kluber
601,000
Cody Allen
547,100
Zach McAllister
520,400
Nick Hagadone
517,100
T.J. House
511,900
Jose Ramirez
511,300
Kyle Crockett
510,900
Zach Walters
509,600
Roberto Perez
508,600
Austin Adams
507,700
Jesus Aguilar
507,600
———
DETROIT TIGERS
Justin Verlander
$28,000,000
Miguel Cabrera
22,000,000
David Price
19,750,000
Anibal Sanchez
16,800,000
Ian Kinsler
16,000,000
Victor Martinez
14,000,000
Yoenis Cespedes
10,500,000
Joe Nathan
10,000,000
Joakim Soria
7,000,000
Alfredo Simon
5,550,000
Alex Avila
5,400,000
Rajai Davis
5,000,000
J.D. Martinez
3,000,000
Al Alburquerque
1,725,000
Jose Iglesias
1,443,750
Joba Chamberlain
1,000,000
Tom Gorzelanny
1,000,000
Nick Castellanos
525,000
Andrew Romine
520,000
Anthony Gose
515,000
Shane Greene
515,000
Ian Krol
515,000
Blaine Hardy
514,000
Bruce Rondon
510,000
Hernan Perez
508,500
James McCann
507,500
Angel Nesbitt
507,500
Kyle Ryan
507,500
———
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Alex Gordon
$13,750,000
Alex Rios
9,500,000
Jeremy Guthrie
9,000,000
Jason Vargas
8,500,000
Greg Holland
8,250,000
Omar Infante
7,500,000
Edinson Volquez
7,500,000
Wade Davis
7,000,000
Kendrys Morales
6,500,000
Eric Hosmer
5,650,000
Luke Hochevar
4,000,000
Alcides Escobar
3,000,000
Lorenzo Cain
2,725,000
Mike Moustakas
2,640,000
Danny Duffy
2,425,000
dl-Kris Medlen
2,000,000
Salvador Perez
1,750,000
Kelvin Herrera
1,600,000
Tim Collins
1,475,000
Jason Frasor
1,250,000
Jarrod Dyson
1,225,000
Louis Coleman
725,000
Chris Young
675,000
Yordano Ventura
535,675
Erik Kratz
532,500
Christian Colon
509,525
Brian Flynn
508,450
Paulo Orlando
507,500
———
MINNESOTA TWINS
Joe Mauer
$23,000,000
Ervin Santana
13,500,000
Ricky Nolasco
12,000,000
Torii Hunter
10,500,000
Phil Hughes
9,200,000
Kurt Suzuki
6,000,000
Mike Pelfrey
5,500,000
Trevor Plouffe
4,800,000
Glen Perkins
4,650,000
Tommy Milone
2,775,000
Brian Duensing
2,700,000
Tim Stauffer
2,200,000
Brian Dozier
2,000,000
Jordan Schafer
1,550,000
Casey Fien
1,375,000
Eduardo Nunez
1,025,000
Blaine Boyer
750,000
Kyle Gibson
537,500
Oswaldo Arcia
532,500
Eduardo Escobar
532,500
Danny Santana
530,000
Caleb Thielbar
520,000
Kennys Vargas
517,500
Josmil Pinto
512,500
Chris Herrmann
510,000
J.R. Graham
507,500
Explanation / Answer
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
510000 522200 968800 3876000 6667000 15750000
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507600 515800 1745000 3052000 4042000 15000000
DETROIT TIGERS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 515000 1584000 6208000 10120000 28000000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 1100000 2532000 3973000 7125000 13750000
MINNESOTA TWINS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 532500 1775000 4162000 5325000 23000000
HOUSTON ASTROS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 515200 763200 2361000 3750000 10000000
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 512000 987500 4284000 5388000 25400000
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max.
507500 510000 517500 2448000 2150000 13000000
These are the five number summary of 8 teams. The mean and median are the measures of central tendency. Median is a location based measure and mean is parametric measure. Mean is influenced by the outlier where is median is not. This is one of the main feature and difference of two measures. This is reflected in this case. Here we can say that the median and mean differ in these dataset due to this reason. Let us consider dataset 8 which is OAKLAND ATHLETICS.
Scott Kazmir and Coco Crisp is the top two player and they play in the place of pitcher and outfielder. These are a few positions where players get more payment that the other positions.
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