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Keys

Description

(RCLl 4 (n)

Number of data points entered.

fRCLl5(E)i)

Sum of the x-values.

(R^6(i:y)

Sum of the y-values.

RCL17(D<2)

Sum of the squares of the x-values.

(RcOsoy)

Sum of the squares of the y-values.

fRcqgiExy)

Sum of the products of the x- and y-values.

Mean, Standard Deviations, and Summation

Statistics

OOOOOl

OOOOOO^
CZDOOOg

oSSSo

oooDc:

You can calculate the mean (7), sample standard deviation

(Sx), and population standard deviation and summation

statistics, n, Ec, and Ev^ of.v-data.

r o r x y

data, you can also

calculate the mean, sample standard deviation, and popula­

tion standard deviation of they-data and the summation

statistics X3y, Ey^, and Ety.

Example 1

. A yacht captain wants to determine how long it takes to

change a sail. She randomly chooses six members of her crew, observes

them as they carry out the sail change, and records the number of minutes

required: 4.5, 4,2, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75. Calculate the mean and sample standard

deviation of the times. Also, calculate the root mean .square, u.sing the

formula V^Ex’V'» :

Keys:

■(cOl

Display:

0.00

Description:

Clears statistical

registers.

7: Statistical Calculations 89

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