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Posted on 9/24/21 at 3:52 pm to
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 9/24/21 at 3:52 pm to
David Justice had a higher batting average than Derek Jeter in both 1995 and 1996, but Jeter had a higher batting average for the two years combined.

Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 9/24/21 at 3:59 pm to
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David Justice had a higher batting average than Derek Jeter in both 1995 and 1996, but Jeter had a higher batting average for the two years combined.

I'm assuming there was a low # of at bats season that caused this?
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37669 posts
Posted on 9/24/21 at 4:22 pm to
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David Justice had a higher batting average than Derek Jeter in both 1995 and 1996, but Jeter had a higher batting average for the two years combined.


I’m gonna need the number in this as it doesn’t make sense.

Eta

Saw your link. Makes perfect sense.
This post was edited on 9/24/21 at 4:27 pm
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35251 posts
Posted on 9/25/21 at 12:23 pm to
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David Justice had a higher batting average than Derek Jeter in both 1995 and 1996, but Jeter had a higher batting average for the two years combined.
This looks to be a good example of Simpson’s Paradox.
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