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    This document presents data on the total number of home runs hit each year in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2015. It notes that home run totals surged from 1996 to 2006, hypothesized to be the steroid era, peaking at over 5,500 home runs in 1999. Statistical analysis found a p-value of .000365487, confirming the hypothesis that the steroid era significantly increased power numbers, as evidenced by the exponentially higher home run totals during those years.

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    This document presents data on the total number of home runs hit each year in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2015. It notes that home run totals surged from 1996 to 2006, hypothesized to be the steroid era, peaking at over 5,500 home runs in 1999. Statistical analysis found a p-value of .000365487, confirming the hypothesis that the steroid era significantly increased power numbers, as evidenced by the exponentially higher home run totals during those years.

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    Problem: number of Home Runs hit before and after the steroid era in Major

    League Baseball

    Data: number of home runs hit each season from 1985-2015:

    -1985: 3,602
    -1986: 3,813
    -1987: 4,458
    -1988: 3,180
    -1989: 3,083
    -1990: 3,317
    -1991: 3,383
    -1992: 3,038
    -1993: 4,030
    -1994: 3,306
    -1995: 4,081
    -1996: 4,962
    -1997: 4,640
    -1998: 5,064
    -1999: 5,528
    -2000: 5,693
    -2001: 5,458
    -2002: 5,059
    -2003: 5,207
    -2004: 5,451
    -2005: 5,017
    -2006: 5,386
    -2007: 4,957
    -2008: 4,878
    -2009: 5,042
    -2010: 4,613
    -2011: 4,552
    -2012: 4,934
    -2013: 4,661
    -2014: 4,186
    -2015: 4,909

    Hypothesis: the steroid era had an affect on the power numbers in the MLB,
    from 1996-2006
    the homerun totals surged exponentially. Right tailed. Fail to reject the null
    hypothesis because the totals were higher during the steroid years and it is
    proven.

    Source: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hihr6.shtml

    Analysis: sample size = 30 P-value = .000365487

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