NAME _____________________________________________________ CLASS __________ DATE __________
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NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION OF
A
Steps for calculating numerical descriptions of a
1.Turn the calculator on and press STAT to enter the statistics menu. Delete old data set by highlighting L1 and pressing DEL 
ENTER . Repeat for other lists.
2.Enter the following data set which represents the frequency of observing doubles with a particular pair of dice. The dice were rolled until fifty doubles were observed.
X | Y | W |
1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 6 | 5 |
Each row will contain a data pair and the frequency of occurrence.
3. Check the data you have entered. To calculate the numerical descriptions
of the two variables, press | 2ndF |
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ENTER and the statistical results will appear.
4. Press ▼ to view more of the numerical descriptions.
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