Plotting
To plot statistical
data
H I N T
Statistics aplet
You can plot:
•
histograms (
)
•
box-and-whisker plots (
•
scatter plots of data (
Once you have entered your data (
set (
), and defined your Fit model for two-variable
statistics (
-
SETUP
SYMB
can select up to five scatter or box-and-whisker plots at a time.
You can plot only one histogram at a time.
1. In Symbolic view (
you want to plot.
2. For one-variable data (
Setup (
-
SETUP
PLOT
, select either Histogram or BoxWhisker, and
press
.
3. For any plot, but especially for a histogram, adjust the
plotting scale and range in the Plot Setup view. If you
find histogram bars too fat or too thin, you can adjust
them with the HWIDTH setting.
4. Press
. If you have not adjusted the Plot Setup
yourself, you can try
Auto Scale can be relied upon to give a good starting scale
which can then be adjusted in the Plot Setup view.
)
).
), defined your data
), you can plot your data. You
), select (
) the data sets
), select the plot type in Plot
). Highlight STATPLOT, press
select Auto Scale
.
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