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 ==See also==
 * [[SOCR_EduMaterials_Activities_BaseballSalaryWins| SOCR Baseball Payroll and Team Success Activity]].
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 [[Image:SOCR_Data_Dinov_HeightWeight_062408_Fig1.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Human Height and Weight] ]]
-Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1040 records of heights and weights for some current and recent [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp Major League Baseball (MLB)] Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and the [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). See also the [[SOCR_Data_Dinov_020108_HeightsWeights| 25,000 records of adolescent height and weight]].
+Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1035 records of heights and weights for some current and recent [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp Major League Baseball (MLB)] Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and the [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). See also the [[SOCR_Data_Dinov_020108_HeightsWeights| 25,000 records of adolescent height and weight]].
 The data includes the following variables:

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-== [[SOCR_Data |SOCR Data]] - 1040 Records of Heights (in) and Weights (lbs) of Major League Baseball Players==
+== [[SOCR_Data |SOCR Data]] - 1035 Records of Heights (in) and Weights (lbs) of Major League Baseball Players==
 ===Summary===
 [[Image:SOCR_Data_Dinov_HeightWeight_062408_Fig1.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Human Height and Weight] ]]
-Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1040 records of heights and weights for some current and recent [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp Major League Baseball (MLB)] Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and the [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). The data includes the following variables:
+Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1040 records of heights and weights for some current and recent [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp Major League Baseball (MLB)] Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and the [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). See also the [[SOCR_Data_Dinov_020108_HeightsWeights| 25,000 records of adolescent height and weight]].
 * '''Name''': [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp MLB] Player Name
 * '''Team''': The [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/ Baseball team] the player was a member of at the time the data was acquired

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 ==References==
+* Jarron M. Saint Onge, Patrick M. Krueger, Richard G. Rogers. (2008) [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B73DX-4T0MMK8-1/2/17c12cd5c5cfa3184b9eee3f50fc49ad Historical trends in height, weight, and body mass: Data from U.S. Major League Baseball players, 1869-1983], Economics & Human Biology, Volume 6, Issue 3, Symposium on the Economics of Obesity, December 2008, Pages 482-488, ISSN 1570-677X, DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2008.06.008 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.06.008].
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 [[Image:SOCR_Data_Dinov_HeightWeight_062408_Fig1.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Human Height and Weight] ]]
-Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1040 records of heights and weights for some current and recent Major League Baseball (MLB) Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). The data includes the following variables:
+Human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height Height] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_weight Weight] are mostly hereditable, but lifestyles (e.g., regular strenuous physical exercise), diet, health and environmental factors also play a role in determining individual's physical characteristics. The dataset below contains 1040 records of heights and weights for some current and recent [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp Major League Baseball (MLB)] Players. These data were obtained from different resources (e.g., [http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/datasets?q=MLB IBM Many Eyes] and [[SOCR_Data_MLB_HeightsWeights#References|references below]]). The data includes the following variables:
-* Name: MLB Player Name
+* '''Name''': [http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp MLB] Player Name
-* Team: The Baseball team the player was a member of at the time the data was acquired
+* '''Team''': The [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/ Baseball team] the player was a member of at the time the data was acquired
-* Position: Player field position
+* '''Position''': Player [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_field field position]
-* Height(inches): Player height in inches
+* '''Height(inches)''': Player height in inches
-* Weight(pounds): Player weight in pounds
+* '''Weight(pounds)''': Player weight in pounds
-* Age: Player age at time of record
+* '''Age''': Player age at time of record
 ===Data Table===