Statistical Plotting - Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS - Graphing Calculator Manual Book

Statistical Plotting

Steps for Plotting Statistical Data in Lists
You can plot statistical data that is stored in lists. The six types of plots available are scatter plot,
xyLine, histogram, modified box plot, regular box plot, and normal probability plot. You can define
up to three plots.
To plot statistical data in lists, follow these steps.
1. Store the stat data in one or more lists.
2. Select or deselect Y= functions as appropriate.
3. Define the stat plot.
4. Turn on the plots you want to display.
5. Define the viewing window.
6. Display and explore the graph.
Scatter
(")plots plot the data points from and as coordinate pairs, showing each point as
Scatter Xlist Ylist
a box ( › ), cross ( ), or dot ( ¦ ). and must be the same length. You can use the same
+ Xlist Ylist
list for and .
Xlist Ylist
xyLine
(Ó)is a scatter plot in which the data points are plotted and connected in order of
xyLine
appearance in and . You may want to use or to sort the lists before you plot
Xlist Ylist SortA( SortD(
them.
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