70 | Using the | Probability and Statistics |
Activity
Have students perform the steps unless otherwise indicated.
1.On the activity sheets provided, have students use their information to report the minimum and the maximum prices of the product they selected, the mode, the mean, the median, and the range of prices.
a.First, enter the prices into List 1 (L1) on the
(1)Display the List editor.
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(2)If necessary, clear L1.
$ to highlight L1
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(3)Starting from the first line in L1, enter each price. (You’ll get an error if L1 is still highlighted.) Press b after each price.
(4)Now set the decimal to the hundredths place.
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(5)Go to the Home screen.
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b.Now find the minimum price.
(1)Access the - v MATH menu and select min.
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b (pastes min( to the Home screen)
(2)Calculate the minimum price.
- v b (selects L1)
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c.Follow the same procedure in step b for the maximum (2:max(), mean (3:mean(), median
(4:median(), and mode (5:mode().
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