Monday, April 20, 2009

Statistics computation through Calculator

Let us see how we can use the calculator to do statistical computations. Open the Calculator (Start -> Run-> Type calc and press Enter).
From the View menu, select the "scientific" option to turn it into scientific mode.
Are you able to see a button named "Sta" on the left side? 

Now, let us see how we can use this.

To calculate sum, average and Std.Deviation of given numbers execute the
following steps

1) Enter the first number.
2) Click Sta button. (you will see Statistics Box. The entered
numbers are in Statistics Box)
3) Click RET
4) Click Dat button.
5) Enter the next number.
6) Click Dat button.
7) Repeat step 5 and step 6 until you exhaust all the numbers.
8) Click the s button.
9) The Standard Deviation of the entered numbers is displayed.
10) Click Sum you will be shown sum of the numbers entered.
11) Click Ave you will be shown average of the numbers entered.

If you click the LOAD button of Statistics Box, the highlighted number
in the display area of the Statistics Box will be loaded into the display
area of calculator display area.

If you click CD button of Statistics Box, the highlighted number in the
display area of Statistics Box will be deleted from the list of numbers.

If you click the CAD button of Statistics Box, all the entered numbers
are deleted.

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