| From the home screen press the STAT key to get the menu for
statistics
Select choice 1. Edit |
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| If this is your first time for the activity you will need to
enter data for the x values under L1 and the data for the y values under
L2. |
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Enter the data in the columns labeled L1 and L2.
| 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 STATPLOT (2nd Y=)
Select choice 1. Plot 1 and set up the window as indicated:
ON
ScatterPlot
L1
L2
Box |
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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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