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HP Prime Calc - Scatterplots

The document describes how to create a scatterplot using data from a statistics example on an HP Prime graphing calculator. It provides step-by-step instructions for entering the data into lists on the calculator and using the Statistics 2Var app to generate the scatterplot. The output shows the unscaled scatterplot along with details on using the tracer function to examine individual data points.

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HP Prime Calc - Scatterplots

The document describes how to create a scatterplot using data from a statistics example on an HP Prime graphing calculator. It provides step-by-step instructions for entering the data into lists on the calculator and using the Statistics 2Var app to generate the scatterplot. The output shows the unscaled scatterplot along with details on using the tracer function to examine individual data points.

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HP Prime Technology Corner 7 The Practice of Statistics for the AP Exam, 5e Section 3-1, P.

150

TECHNOLOGY CORNER
7. Scatterplots on the HP Prime

Making scatterplots with technology is much easier than constructing them by hand. We’ll use the SEC football
data from page 146 to show how to construct a scatterplot on an HP Prime.

• Press I and tap on the Statistics 2Var app • Press V and select Autoscale. The
icon. Enter the data values into the lists C1 calculator will set the window dimensions
and C2. Put the points per game in C1 and automatically by looking at the values in
the number of wins in C2. the lists C1 and C2 in the Numeric view.

• Define the scatterplot in the Symbolic view


of the app (Press Y ). Specify the settings The tracer shows that you are tracing S1 and
shown below; the defaults for H1 already are on the first data point (S1:1), with an x-
correspond to using C1 and C2 with a linear value of 34.8 and a y-value of 12.
fit, so no changes may be needed.
Tap on a data point to move the tracer to that
point or use > and < to move the tracer.

Note: if the Plot view shows the linear fit as


well, just tap and to hide the fit.

Notice that there are no scales on the axes and


that the axes are not labeled. If you copy a
scatterplot from your calculator onto your
paper, make sure that you scale and label the
axes.

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