Sharp EL-9600 manual Numerical Description of a ONE-VARIABLE Data SET

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2.2

NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION OF A

ONE-VARIABLE DATA SET

Steps for calculating numerical descriptions of a one-variable weighted data set

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1.Turn the calculator on and press STAT to enter the statistics menu. Touch A EDIT, press ENTER , to view the statistics data entry screen. If there is a data set present within the lists on your calculator, use the arrow keys to move to the list, if necessary, and press ▲ to highlight the list label. Press DEL ENTER to delete the old data. Repeat for other lists of data.

2.Move the highlighter to the cell directly below the L1 in the table. Enter the

following data set generated by rolling a die fifty times.

Value Frequency

18

210

312

49

56

65

Remember to enter the frequencies in L2.

3.Check the data you have entered and correct any errors you may find.

Press 2ndF QUIT to exit the data entry screen. To calculate the numerical descriptions of the data set, press STAT , touch C CALC, double touch

1 1_Stats, and press 2ndF L1 , 2ndF L2 . Press ENTER and the statistical results will appear.

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