| From the home screen press the APPS key to get the
Applications Screen
Select choice 6 for Data/Matrix Editor |
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| If this is your first time for the activity you will want to
then select choice 3. New |
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| For this example keep the
Type as data
and the
Folder as Main
Type in the Variable the name for your data. In this case we will
use Pop for Population
When you entered the name press Enter twice to get to the next screen |
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Enter the data in the columns labeled c1 and c2.
| Year |
Population in Millions |
| 1986 |
4936 |
| 1987 |
5023 |
| 1988 |
5111 |
| 1989 |
5201 |
| 1990 |
5329 |
| 1991 |
5422 |
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| To set up the scatterplot select Plot Setup (F2)
You should notice that none of the plots have been defined. To
define the plot put the cursor on the plot number you want and the select
F1 (Define) |
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| The first thing you will want to select is the Plot
Type. Since we are doing a scatterplot, we don't have to change the
first category.
The next step would be to pick the type of mark to use to make the
scatterplot. The Box is a good choice, so skip this category.
We need to then enter c1 for the x values and c2 for the y
values.
Press Enter Twice to return to the data. |
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| The next step would be to select an appropriate window for
the data.
Press ‚WINDOW.
In this case the window at the right would be appropriate. |
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| We are now ready to look at a scatterplot. Press ‚
GRAPH. |
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How to fit a
regression line to this data.
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