Assignment10

teamRank <- c(1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5)

wins2012 <- c(94, 88, 95, 88, 93, 94, 98, 97, 93, 94)

cor(teamRank, wins2012)

[1] 0.3477129

wins2013 <- c(97, 97, 92, 93, 92, 96, 94, 96, 92, 90)

cor(teamRank, wins2013)

[1] -0.6556945

#2012: Weak positive correlation. regular season wins don't strongly predict playoff success.

#2013: Strong negative correlation. higher-ranked playoff teams often had fewer regular season wins.

#So, no consistent pattern across years. Playoffs are unpredictable!