  We investigated the statistical properties of both cool and hot starspots in
eclipsing binary stars. The starspot and binary parameters for contact and
semi-detached systems were collected from literature, which were determined on
the basis of synthetic light-curve analysis. We examined associations between
these parameters. As a result, the cool spots in W-type binaries show
properties similar to those of sunspots and starspots generated by dynamos,
which differs from those of the cool spots in A-type binaries. The properties
of hot spots also differ between the W- and A-type samples. From the physical
properties of A- and W-type binaries, we infer that mass transfer is a dominant
process for forming the hot spots in A-type binaries; and both mass transfer
and magnetic activity can contribute to the formation of the hot spots in
W-type binaries. Our results also indicate that the hot-spot size in the A-type
sample is correlated with the temperature of spotted stars, orbital period,
mass ratio, and fill-out factor.
