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COMB | Number of combinations (without regard to order) of n |
| things taken r at a time: |
| COMB(n, r) |
| Example |
| COMB(5,2) returns 10. That is, there are ten |
| different ways that five things can be combined two |
| at a time.! |
| Factorial of a positive integer. For |
| 1). This calculates the gamma function. |
| value! |
PERM | Number of permutations (with regard to order) of n things |
| taken r at a time: |
| PERM (n, r) |
| Example |
| PERM(5,2) returns 20. That is, there are 20 |
| different permutations of five things taken two at a |
| time. |
RANDOM | Random number (between zero and 1). Produced by a |
| |
| the RANDOM function uses a seed number to begin its |
| sequence. To ensure that two calculators must produce |
| different results for the RANDOM function, use the |
| RANDSEED function to seed different starting values |
| before using RANDOM to produce the numbers. |
| RANDOM |
H I N T |
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The setting of Time will be different for each calculator, so | |
| using RANDSEED(Time) is guaranteed to produce a set of |
| numbers which are as close to random as possible. You |
| can set the seed using the command RANDSEED. |
UTPC | |
| freedom, evaluated at value. Returns the probability that |
| a χ2 random variable is greater than value. |
| UTPC(degrees, value) |
Using mathematical functions |