Question

8. Does NBA player Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets have a greater Ability to shoot at home than on the road? He made 349

of his 728 shot attempts at home and 339 of his 774 shot attempts on the road during the 2009-2010 regular season.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's just figure out the %s here.

Home: (349/ 728 )*100 = 47.8%

Away: (339/774)*100 = 43.8

The difference is 4% points. I'm not sure you can call that a trend. I would say there has to be more of a disparity before you can say anything. Mickey Mantle was a switch hitter. His average hitting right handed vs Left Handed was Left handed = .330 and from the right side, .281

Does that mean he was better on the left side of the plate. Can't say. He had many more home runs from the right than the left side. The point is that even with a great disparity, not much can be said about Mantle as a hitter.

Same with your question. I don't think 4% points makes room for any kind of conclusion.