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** Brainstorming ** >Ideas
 * __ Data Culminating Task Part One : Revised __ **
 * Pregnancy vs. Income - I would study whether or not income effects a populations pregnancy rate
 * Teen Pregnancy vs. Low Income – I would study if low income has a higher percentage of teen pregnancy
 * ** NBA Team Salaries vs. Winning Percentage **
 * MLB Salaries vs. Winning Percentage

** Topic of Choice ** NBA Team Salaries Vs. Winning Percentage
 * Do teams that pay more to their players in the NBA have a higher winning percentage in 2010-2011?

** Hypothesis **

**  **** I believe that teams that pay out more money for the contracts of the player will have a higher winning pe ** ** rcentage. ** ** This is because a team is going to want a player that will be an asset to their team and benefit them greatly. ** ** If they know a specific player will do this for them, they will negotiate with that player until a happy medium is set. ** ** Teams will of course pay a lot more to have a team they think can win the NBA finals **


 * Background Information**


 * Last year, season 2009 – 2010, the LA Lakers had won the NBA finals
 * They had also had the highest payroll for their team at $91,000,000
 * In the 2008 – 2009 season, the Lakers had won as well, and they were the fifth top paying team that year
 * That year, the New York Knicks were the top paying team
 * That year, they didn’t even make it to the play offs
 * This shows that my hypothesis could be wrong and that the team’s payroll does not always affect the teams winning percentage
 *  Bias **
 * Measurement Bias: The only type of bias for this data could be that it is for the current season
 * This data will be constantly changing and is already slightly out dated due to games that have just previously happened
 * Also it could be that I did not include previous years in my data
 * The reason I did not include previous years though is because of inflation
 * Every year the salary cap changes and new players would be paid slightly more than if they were to join the year before
 * This is why I wanted to use as current data as I could
 * Other than that, there is not really any other types of data
 * The data I have retrieved came from a reliable site and could have in no where be tampered with


 * Winning Percentage**

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 * The mean of the winning percentage is 0.497 with a standard deviation of 0.17
 * This mean shows that good and bad teams are evened out well
 * The maximum winning percentage is San Antonio with 83.3%
 * The minimum winning percentage is Cleveland with only 22.2%
 * Between these two teams, that makes a difference of 61.1%


 * Team Payrolls**


 * The mean of the team payrolls this year is $66 947 205.77 with a standard deviation of $67 942 547.79
 * The team that spent the most of their players this was the L.A. Lakers with $91,569,659
 * The team that spent the least on their team was Sacramento with $43,798,401
 * That makes a difference of $47,771,258


 * Comparing Data**


 * Sacramento had the lowest team salary and they are also in second last place with a winning percentage of only 24.2%
 * L.A. Lakers had the highest payroll for their team, and they are in 5th place so far with a winning percentage of 70.3%
 * San Antonio, who is currently in first place, only spent just above average on their team
 * Cleveland, who is currently in last place, had spend almost ten million more dollars on their team than Sacramento did


 * Extraneous Variables**


 * One extraneous for this data could be that really talented players can be traded to other teams
 * When this happens, that players salary usually drops a significant amount for a couple yearsOn the opposite end, a player who has been with a team for many years may make more than they deserve


 * Outliers**

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 * Houston: Payroll is well over the average, with a winning percentage of only 44.4% (18th)
 * San Antonio: Payroll is average, with a winning percentage of 83.3% (1st)
 * Miami: Payroll is below average, with a winning percentage of 76.3% (3rd)
 * These outliers will skew the data to show inaccurate results


 * Bibliography**


 * NBA.com. (2011, January 2). 2010-2011 Conference Regular Season Standings. Retrieved January 2, 2011, from http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html
 * HoopsHype. (2010, December 31). NBA Salaries. In Bigleadsports. Retrieved January 12, 2011, from http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

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**__ Raw Data __** ** NBA Team Salaries **

__**Team Payrolls of 2010-2011**__ **Team Payrolls** **1. Los Angeles Lakers ** $91,569,659 **2. Orlando Magic ** $89,139,596 **3. Dallas Mavericks ** $89,093,829 **4. Boston Celtics ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$83,790,759 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Denver Nuggets ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$83,020,059 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Utah Jazz ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$75,785,355 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Houston Rockets ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$74,581,719

<span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Philadelphia 76ers ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$69,360,246 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Atlanta Hawks ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$69,145,985 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**10. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Milwaukee Bucks ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$69,128,143 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Portland Trail Blazers ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$68,419,112

<span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. <span class="wiki_link_ext">San Antonio Spurs ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$67,868,045 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Memphis Grizzlies ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$67,162,338 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14. <span class="wiki_link_ext">New Orleans Hornets ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$66,674,723 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Toronto Raptors ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$66,513,474 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">16. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Golden State Warriors ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$66,140,922 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">17. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Detroit Pistons ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$65,917,821 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**18. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Charlotte Bobcats ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$65,880,884 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Phoenix Suns ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$65,420,506 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">20. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Miami Heat ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$65,356,624 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">21. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Indiana Pacers ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$64,368,421 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">22. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Washington Wizards ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$59,999,061 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">23. <span class="wiki_link_ext">New Jersey Nets ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$58,539,907 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">24. <span class="wiki_link_ext">New York Knicks ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$58,102,438 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">25. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Oklahoma City Thunder ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$57,954,586

<span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">26. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Chicago Bulls ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$56,054,262 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**27. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Los Angeles Clippers ** <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">$53,369,343 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">28. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Cleveland Cavaliers ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$51,572,807 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">29. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Minnesota Timberwolves ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$44,687,148 <span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">30. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Sacramento Kings ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">$43,798,401

<span style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**Winning Percentage**


 * ** Eastern ** || ** W ** || ** L ** || ** PCT ** ||
 * ** [|Boston] ** || 28 || 7 || 0.800 ||
 * ** [|Miami] ** || 29 || 9 || 0.763 ||
 * ** [|Orlando] ** || 24 || 12 || 0.667 ||
 * ** [|Chicago] ** || 23 || 12 || 0.657 ||
 * ** [|Atlanta] ** || 24 || 14 || 0.632 ||
 * ** [|New York] ** || 21 || 14 || 0.600 ||
 * ** [|Indiana] ** || 14 || 19 || 0.424 ||
 * ** [|Philadelphia] ** || 15 || 21 || 0.417 ||
 * ** [|Milwaukee] ** || 13 || 21 || 0.382 ||
 * ** [|Charlotte] ** || 12 || 21 || 0.364 ||
 * ** [|Toronto] ** || 12 || 24 || 0.333 ||
 * ** [|Detroit] ** || 11 || 24 || 0.314 ||
 * ** [|New Jersey] ** || 10 || 26 || 0.278 ||
 * ** [|Washington] ** || 9 || 25 || 0.265 ||
 * ** [|Cleveland] ** || 8 || 28 || 0.222 ||


 * ** Western ** || ** W ** || ** L ** || ** PCT ** ||
 * ** [|San Antonio] ** || 30 || 6 || 0.833 ||
 * ** [|Dallas] ** || 26 || 9 || 0.743 ||
 * ** [|L.A. Lakers] ** || 26 || 11 || 0.703 ||
 * ** [|Oklahoma City] ** || 24 || 13 || 0.649 ||
 * ** [|Utah] ** || 24 || 13 || 0.649 ||
 * ** [|Denver] ** || 20 || 15 || 0.571 ||
 * ** [|New Orleans] ** || 21 || 16 || 0.568 ||
 * ** [|Portland] ** || 20 || 17 || 0.541 ||
 * ** [|Memphis] ** || 17 || 19 || 0.472 ||
 * ** [|Houston] ** || 16 || 20 || 0.444 ||
 * ** [|Golden State] ** || 15 || 21 || 0.417 ||
 * ** [|Phoenix] ** || 14 || 20 || 0.412 ||
 * ** [|L.A. Clippers] ** || 11 || 24 || 0.314 ||
 * ** [|Minnesota] ** || 9 || 28 || 0.243 ||
 * ** [|Sacramento] ** || 8 || 25 || 0.242 ||