This scatter plot shows the number of runs and times at bat for some baseball players in 1986. Each point on the scatter plot represents the number of runs and times at bat for one player.

Question

What does the point (420, 55) represent? Keep in mind, each point represents the number of times at bat and the number of runs for one specific player.
x
y
(420, 55)
150
195
240
285
330
375
420
465
510
555
600
20
26
32
38
44
50
56
62
68
74
80
Times at Bat
Runs
This point represents a player who went to bat
times and scored
runs.
Nice!
Now, focus on another point in this data set. Find the point that represents the player with the highest number of times at bat. Estimate the number of runs for this player.
x
y
150
195
240
285
330
375
420
465
510
555
600
20
26
32
38
44
50
56
62
68
74
80
Times at Bat
Runs
The player with the highest number of times at bat had about
runs.

Answer 1

To identify the point that represents the player with the highest number of times at bat from the provided scatter plot data, we look for the maximum value in the "Times at Bat" (x-axis).

From the given x-values:

• 150
• 195
• 240
• 285
• 330
• 375
• 420
• 465
• 510
• 555
• 600

The highest value is 600, which corresponds to the player with the highest number of times at bat.

Next, we need to estimate the number of runs (y-value) for the player with 600 times at bat. According to the provided y-values:

• 20
• 26
• 32
• 38
• 44
• 50
• 56
• 62
• 68
• 74
• 80

Without the exact point plotted at (600, y), we can estimate that the player with 600 times at bat likely scored around 80 runs, as that is the highest y-value listed.

Therefore, the player with the highest number of times at bat had about 80 runs.