2. In the mid-1990s, one of the main debates in Major League Baseball...

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2. In the mid-1990s, one of the main debates in Major League Baseball was whether Derek Jeter or David Justice was a better baseball player. One key metric in this debate was their respective batting averages, calculated as the number of hits divided by number of at-bats. The following information is available regarding their batting averages in the years 1995 and 1996: Player 1995 Number Number of of Hits At-Bats 12 1996 Number Number of of Hits At-Bats 183 582 Combined Number Number of of Hits At-Bats 48 195 630 Derek Jeter David Justice 104 411 45 140 149 551 a. Looking at the years 1995 and 1996 individually, who has a higher batting average? b. Look at the two years combined, who has a higher batting average? c. Compare your answers to parts a and b. What phenomena is at play here, and why does it occur

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