Model

\[ \text{assists} = \beta_0 + \beta_1 \cdot \text{age} + \beta_2 \cdot \text{turnovers} + \beta_3 \cdot \text{point\_difference} + \epsilon \]

                   Estimate   Est.Error       Q2.5      Q97.5
Intercept        2.54207675 0.394465832 1.77495157 3.31729006
age              0.04958890 0.013697889 0.02336340 0.07670700
turnovers        0.27559460 0.037749770 0.20118834 0.34970804
point_difference 0.03419051 0.005416374 0.02335165 0.04464438

When Kobe was in his first year in the NBA, he was averaging 2.5 APG. With each year he passed an additional 5% each year. With each turnover Kobe had, he passed an additional 27%, and with each additional point difference Kobe’s team had he passed an additional 3%.

**Summary of Predictors and Assists**
Characteristic	N = 1,402 ¹
age	27.21 (5.13)
turnovers	3.02 (1.87)
point_difference	3.03 (13.10)
assists	4.83 (2.71)
¹ Mean (SD)

Age: • Mean (27.21): On average, Kobe Bryant was 27.21 years old during the period covered by the data. He played his most games this year. In sports terms this would be considered his ‘prime’.

Turnovers: • Mean (3.02): Kobe committed an average of 3.02 turnovers per game.

Point Difference: • Mean (3.03): On average, the point difference in games involving Kobe was 3.03 points, meaning his games were decided by this margin.

Assists: • Mean (4.83): Kobe averaged 4.83 assists per game.