In 1948, the baseball player Frankie Fleetfoot hit 0.365. In

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In 1948, the baseball player Frankie Fleetfoot hit 0.365. In the 1940s the mean batting average was 0.264 and the standard deviation was 0.0331. In 1977, Sam Slugger hit 0.340. In the 1970s the mean batting average was 0.257 and the standard deviation was 0.0312. Determine which batting average was more impressive. (Assume that the batting averages were normally distributed in both decades.)