This is the same scenario as this but with weights applied to each number to account for their percent within the total population of occurences within the sample.
"You're losing the game at one point but come from behind and win -or- you're winning the game at one point but end up losing. Which team in the AL had the BEST improvement between the first half of the season and the second half of the season between 2012 and 2019? A positive value indicates the team did better. A negative value, the team did worse.
From the July to the end of the season The best team:
Seattle Mariners ZScore: 1.15
If you want to see the significance again of the ZScore and what it can be telling you, please see:https://baseballfan999.wixsite.com/baseballdat/post/what-does-the-zscore-tell-you Most improved Team in 2nd half of season compared to their first half with comeback wins.
The figures based on this time frame 2012-2019
Green = Most improved AL "devil magic" team in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
23 SEA 1.152243
19 OAK 1.148594
12 KCA 1.104218
0 ANA 1.063850
26 TBA 0.652758
3 BAL 0.451852
10 DET 0.232887
28 TOR -0.073995
16 MIN -0.301145
5 CHA -0.409104
8 CLE -0.590368
27 TEX -0.693890
17 NYA -0.930328
4 BOS -1.391540
11 HOU -2.733371
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
23 SEA 1.152243 0.540214 -0.878873
19 OAK 1.148594 0.513274 -0.901317
12 KCA 1.104218 0.751467 -0.608472
0 ANA 1.063850 0.680375 -0.629848
26 TBA 0.652758 -0.102466 -0.906394
3 BAL 0.451852 -0.201607 -0.758101
10 DET 0.232887 -0.702137 -0.988957
28 TOR -0.073995 0.168243 0.259374
16 MIN -0.301145 -0.753846 -0.382961
5 CHA -0.409104 -0.759623 -0.255776
8 CLE -0.590368 0.236609 0.963698
27 TEX -0.693890 0.625599 1.480185
17 NYA -0.930328 1.323826 2.469605
4 BOS -1.391540 -0.165750 1.548052
11 HOU -2.733371 -1.849324 1.517057
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
23 SEA 112 126 123 113
19 OAK 115 129 129 120
12 KCA 111 121 133 120
0 ANA 115 125 121 108
26 TBA 107 122 116 118
3 BAL 114 126 111 115
10 DET 109 125 113 126
28 TOR 118 114 122 119
16 MIN 120 126 133 145
5 CHA 123 127 113 127
8 CLE 108 90 105 100
27 TEX 131 108 120 108
17 NYA 135 95 133 109
4 BOS 120 93 123 126
11 HOU 134 111 99 134
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
23 3.578887 4.529529 4.376338 3.692597
19 3.773181 4.747789 4.813711 4.164257
12 3.515264 4.177175 5.116864 4.164257
0 3.773181 4.457917 4.235175 3.373048
26 3.266476 4.246505 3.892392 4.026605
3 3.707846 4.529529 3.564073 3.824465
10 3.389729 4.457917 3.693665 4.591093
28 3.972611 3.707846 4.305467 4.095142
16 4.108417 4.529529 5.116864 6.080104
5 4.316405 4.601712 3.693665 4.664257
8 3.327817 2.310984 3.189181 2.891845
27 4.896148 3.327817 4.165461 3.373048
17 5.199715 2.574893 5.116864 3.435801
4 4.108417 2.467618 4.376338 4.591093
11 5.122967 3.515264 2.835117 5.192597
The data file can be found here
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