Citation

Smith G. Percept. Mot. Skills 2011; 112(1): 55-60.

Affiliation

Department of Economics, Pomona College, 425 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. gsmith@pomona.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21466080

Abstract

In 2005, Abel and Kruger reported that, compared to the other 10 months of the year, Major League Baseball players are much less likely to commit suicide if they are born in July and much more likely to commit suicide if they are born in August. The data and statistical tests used to support this claim are both incorrect. A correct test applied to the complete, accurate data shows that there is no relationship between birth month and suicide for Major League Baseball players.

Language: en