MAT 135: TI 83/84 “HOW TO…” FEDEL

How to Generate Random Numbers

1. MATH—PRB or PROB 2. Choose 5: randInt( hit ENTER

3. Type in the lower, upper, n which stands for between ___

and ____ choose ____ PASTE and hit ENTER to generate a set
of random numbers.

(This example says between 1 and 10, choose 2 random

numbers) and the 2 random numbers generated were 2 and 6).

How to Set the Seed Before Generating Random Numbers

1. Suppose we want to set the seed to 4. This will “sync” our calculators to the same spot before generating random
numbers. (This would be used so you and your neighbor could generate the same random numbers, versus it truly being
random and everyone in class getting different answers).

Type 4 and then STO>

2. MATH—PROB 3. ENTER
Choose 1: rand
hit ENTER

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How to Enter Raw Data in a List

1. STAT--EDIT

2. Type in data in L1. Type each number, hit ENTER to move to next entry. You can also type in L2, L3, etc.

How to CLEAR a List to enter new data points

1. STAT—EDIT 2. Scroll “up” arrow until “L1” is highlighted. Then hit CLEAR, ENTER.

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How to graph a HISTOGRAM

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. Turn the plot feature ON: 2nd – STAT PLOT Highlight Plot 1 and hit ENTER

3. Highlight ON, they type of graph (HISTOGRAM), and make sure L1 matches where you typed your data in Step 1.

4. To get a good window to look at the histogram, there are two options:
Option 1: ZOOM – 9:ZoomStat
This choice will automatically set a class width and determine scaling based on what the calculator thinks is a “good fit.”

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How to graph a HISTOGRAM (continued)

Option 2: WINDOW
Adjust Xmin, Xmax, and Xscl to fit your minimum data point, maximum data point, and desired class width.

This choice allows you to set a class width and determine scaling.

How to Sort Data from Low to High (or High to Low):

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. STAT – EDIT, 2: SortA( Hit ENTER 3 . Designate which list to sort.

2nd—1 will type “L1”.

4. ENTER. 5. To sort in DESCENDING order (big to small),

Your list is sorted in ASCENDING order (small to big) choose 3:SortD( and follow steps 3 and 4.

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How to Compute 1-Variable Statistics (Mean, Standard Deviation, 5 Number Summary)

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. STAT—CALC: 1: 1-Var Stats 3. Hit ENTER/CALCULATE

Use the “down” arrow to

scroll down through the list

How To Graph a Boxplot (Box-And-Whisker Plot)

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. Turn the plot feature ON: 2nd – STAT PLOT Highlight Plot 1 and hit ENTER

3. Highlight ON, they type of graph (MODIFIED BOXPLOT), and make sure L1 matches where you typed your data in
Step 1. (The type of graph to the right of the highlighted one is a standard “BOXPLOT” that does not mark outliers).

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How To Graph a Boxplot (Box-And-Whisker Plot) CONTINUED

4. To get a good window to look at the boxplot, there are two options:
Option 1: ZOOM – 9:ZoomStat
This choice will automatically set a class width and determine scaling based on what the calculator thinks is a “good fit.”

Option 2: WINDOW
Adjust Xmin, Xmax, and Xscl to fit your minimum data point, maximum data point, and desired class width.

This choice allows you to set a class width and determine scaling.

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How to Construct a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

1. STAT—TESTS—A: 1-PropZInt 2. Hit ENTER and type in any given information and desired level of
confidence

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

How to Construct a Confidence Interval for TWO Proportions from Independent Samples

1. STAT—TESTS—B: 2-PropZInt 2. Hit ENTER and type in any given information and desired level of
confidence

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

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How to Construct a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean OR
TWO Means GIVEN STATISTICS

1. STAT—TESTS—8:TInterval 2. Hit ENTER and use the arrows

to scroll right to highlight STATS.
Type in any given information and desired level of confidence

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

How to Construct a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean GIVEN RAW DATA

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. STAT—TESTS—8:TInterval 3. Hit ENTER and make sure DATA is highlighted. type in any given
information and desired level of confidence. Be sure the correct LIST is
being used (L1). *Leave Freq: 1 alone

4. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

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How to Construct a Confidence Interval for TWO Population Means from Dependent Samples GIVEN RAW DATA

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. Find the difference L1-L2 in L3. (Type L1-L2 ENTER in the top of the L3 column so L3 is highlighted)

3. STAT—TESTS—8:TInterval

4. Hit ENTER and make sure DATA is highlighted.

Type in any given information and desired level of confidence.
Be sure the correct LIST is being used (L3).
*Leave Freq: 1 alone 5. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

How to Conduct a Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion

1. STAT—TESTS—5: 1-PropZTest 2. Hit ENTER and type in any given information

≠ 𝑝0 is 2-tailed, < 𝑝0 is left-tailed, and > 𝑝0 is right-tailed

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

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How to Conduct a Hypothesis Test for TWO Proportions from Independent Samples

1. STAT—TESTS—6: 2-PropZTest 2. Hit ENTER and type in any given information

≠ 𝑝2 is 2-tailed, < 𝑝2 is left-tailed, and > 𝑝2 is right-tailed

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

How to Conduct a Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean

OR TWO Means from a Dependent Sample GIVEN STATISTICS

1. STAT—TESTS—2: T-Test 2. Hit ENTER and use the arrows to scroll right to highlight STATS.
Type in any given information
≠ 𝜇 is 2-tailed, < 𝜇 is left-tailed, and > 𝜇 is right-tailed

3. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

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How to Conduct a Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean GIVEN RAW DATA

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. STAT—TESTS—2: T-Test 3. Hit ENTER and make sure DATA is highlighted. Type in any given
information. Be sure the correct LIST is being used (L1).
*Leave Freq: 1 alone
≠ 𝜇 is 2-tailed, < 𝜇 is left-tailed, and > 𝜇 is right-tailed

4. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

How to Conduct a Hypothesis Test for TWO Means from Dependent Samples GIVEN RAW DATA

1. Enter raw data in L1 (see page 2)

2. Find the difference L1-L2 in L3. (Type L1-L2 ENTER in the top of the L3 column so L3 is highlighted)

3. STAT—TESTS—2: T-Test

4. Hit ENTER and make sure DATA is highlighted.

Type in any given information.
Be sure the correct LIST is being used (L3).
*Leave Freq: 1 alone
≠ 𝜇 is 2-tailed, < 𝜇 is left-tailed, and > 𝜇 is right-tailed 5. ENTER/CALCUALTE and interpret

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How to Calculate a Combination

1. Type the sample size

2. MATH---Use the arrow to move to the right until PROB is highlighted, then choose 3: nCr (ENTER)

3. Type the number for how many you are choosing from the sample size. Hit ENTER.
(This example is how many ways can you make groups of 2 from 6)

How to Calculate Binomial Probabilities for a Single Value

1. 2nd—Vars 2. Choose: A:binompdf(

3. Type in your information, ENTER/PASTE

4. Hit Enter

For this example, this is the probability of exactly 4 of 12 chosen)

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How to Calculate Binomial Probabilities for an Less Than or Equal to A Value

1. 2nd—Vars 2. Choose: B:binomcdf(

3. Type in your information, ENTER/PASTE

4. Hit Enter.

For this example, this is the probability that 2 or less are chosen.

How to Graph a Scatterplot

1. Enter raw data in L1 and L2 (see page 2)

2. Turn the plot feature ON: 2nd – STAT PLOT Highlight Plot 1 and hit ENTER

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How to Graph a Scatterplot (CONTINUED)

3. Highlight ON, they type of graph (SCATTER PLOT), and make sure L1, L2 matches where you typed your data in Step 1.

4. To get a good window to look at the plot, there are two options:
Option 1: ZOOM – 9:ZoomStat
This choice will automatically set a class width and determine scaling based on what the calculator thinks is a “good fit.”

Option 2: WINDOW
Adjust Xmin, Xmax, and Xscl to fit your minimum data point, maximum data point, and desired class width.

This choice allows you to set a class width and determine scaling.

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How to Find a Line of Best Fit (Least-Squares Regression Line)

1. Enter raw data in L1 and L2 (see page 2)

2. STAT—CALC Option 4:LinReg(ax+b). Hit ENTER. 3. Make sure L1 and L2 are your lists from Step 1.

CALCULATE/ENTER

4. Interpret slope and y-intercept in context

How to Find the Correlation Coefficient, r

For ONE time only, turn DIAGNOSTIC ON first:

1. 2nd—CATALOG 2. Scroll until your cursor is on DiagnosticOn. Hit ENTER

3. Follow the steps from the example above for how to find a Line of Best Fit. When
you choose STAT—CALC—4: LinReg(ax+b), 𝑟 will automatically be displayed.

Interpret the correlation coefficient.

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