END TO END MACHINE LEARNING PROJECT ON HITTERS DATASET

Can a machine learning project be implemented to estimate the salaries of baseball players whose salary information and career statistics for 1986 are shared?

DATA SET STORY:

• This dataset was originally taken from the StatLib library at Carnegie Mellon University.
• This is part of the data that was used in the 1988 ASA Graphics Section Poster Session.
• The salary data were originally from Sports Illustrated, April 20, 1987.
• The 1986 and career statistics were obtained from The 1987 Baseball Encyclopedia Update published by Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.

ATTRIBUTES: A data frame with 322 observations of major league players on the following 20 variables.

• AtBat: Number of times at bat in 1986-1987 season
• Hits: Number of hits in 1986-1987 season
• HmRun: Number of home runs in 1986-1987 season
• Runs: Number of runs in 1986-1987 season
• RBI: Number of runs batted in 1986-1987 season
• Walks: Number of walks in 1986-1987 season
• Years: Number of years in the major leagues
• CAtBat: Number of times at bat during his career
• CHits: Number of hits during his career
• CHmRun: Number of home runs during his career
• CRuns: Number of runs during his career
• CRBI: Number of runs batted in during his career
• CWalks: Number of walks during his career
• League: A factor with levels A and N indicating player's league at the end of 1986
• Division: A factor with levels E and W indicating player's division at the end of 1986
• PutOuts: Number of put outs in 1986-1987 season
• Assists: Number of assists in 1986-1987 season
• Errors: Number of errors in 1986-1987 season
• Salary: 1996-1987 annual salary on opening day in thousands of dollars
• NewLeague: A factor with levels A and N indicating player's league at the beginning of 1987