Medical profiling evaluation of 31 New York hospitals in 1992. We are to consider these as Normally-distributed indices of successful outcome rates for patients at these 31 hospitals following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgeries. The indices are centered so that the New York statewide average outcome over all hospitals lies near 0. Larger estimates of y indicate hospitals that performed better for these surgeries.
Batting averages of 18 major league players through their first 45 official at bats of the 1970 season. These batting averages were published weekly in the New York Times, and by April 26, 1970.