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12-2 Statistics
8312STAT.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 12:42 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:37
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Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details.
A group of students is attempting to determine the mathematical relationship
between the length of a pendulum and its period (one complete swing of a
pendulum). The group makes a simple pendulum from string and washers and
then suspends it from the ceiling. They record the pendulum’s period for each
of 12 string lengths.*
Length (cm) Time (sec)
6.5 0.51
11.0 0.68
13.2 0.73
15.0 0.79
18.0 0.88
23.1 0.99
24.4 1.01
26.6 1.08
30.5 1.13
34.3 1.26
37.6 1.28
41.5 1.32
1. Press
z † † † Í
to set
Func
graphing mode.
2. Press
…
5
to select
5:SetUpEditor
.
SetUpEditor
is pasted to the home
screen.
Press
Í
. This removes lists from stat
list editor columns
1
through
20
, and
then stores lists
L
1
through
L
6
in
columns
1
through
6
.
Note:
Removing lists from the stat list editor does not
delete them from memory.
3. Press
…
1
to select
1:Edit
from the
STAT EDIT
menu. The stat list editor is
displayed. If elements are stored in
L
1
and
L
2
, press
}
to move the cursor onto
L
1
, and then press
‘ Í ~ }
‘ Í
to clear both lists. Press
|
to move the rectangular cursor back to
the first row in
L
1
.
*This example is quoted and adapted from
Contemporary Precalculus Through Applications
,
by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, by permission of Janson
Publications, Inc., Dedham, MA. 1-800-322-MATH. © 1992. All rights reserved.
Getting Started: Pendulum Lengths and Periods