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1) The document provides instructions for calculating the mean and standard deviation on a CASIO fx-83 GT PLUS calculator. 2) It describes entering data by inputting each value followed by an equals sign, and finishing by pressing AC. 3) It then explains how to select statistical mode and choose the sample size, mean, and standard deviation options by pressing buttons, with the mean of the example data being 15 and the standard deviation being 18.083.

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Tutorial3 PDF

1) The document provides instructions for calculating the mean and standard deviation on a CASIO fx-83 GT PLUS calculator. 2) It describes entering data by inputting each value followed by an equals sign, and finishing by pressing AC. 3) It then explains how to select statistical mode and choose the sample size, mean, and standard deviation options by pressing buttons, with the mean of the example data being 15 and the standard deviation being 18.083.

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MAS1403: Quantitative methods for Business Management Tutorial: Week 3

Calculating the mean and standard deviation on a calculator

The following commands show how to calculate the mean and standard deviation by using the STAT
mode on a CASIO fx-83 GT PLUS (the procedure is similar for other CASIO models).

À Enter the data

• Press Mode (top right corner);


• then press 2 for STAT mode;
• then press 1 corresponding to the 1-Var option.

This should bring up a table with one column headed x and the numbers 1,2,3 down the left-
hand side. To enter each data point, input its value followed by the = sign. For example, if the
data are

16, 52, 0, 6, 10, 0, 21

enter:

• 16 = 52 = 0 = 6 = 10 = 0 = 21
• To finish entering the data press the AC button.

Á Calculating numerical summaries

• Press SHIFT followed by 1 to select STAT mode;


• then select the Var option which is number 4 on the fx-83 GT PLUS but number 5 on
some older models;
• there should be four options; 1 is the sample size n; 2 is the sample mean x̄; and 4 is the
sample standard deviation s;
• for example, press 4 (corresponding to sx for the sample standard deviation), then press
= to get the answer.

Note that you need to repeat the process under Á for each numerical summary.
You should get 15 for the mean, and 18.083 (to three decimal places) for the standard deviation; these
match up with what we calculated in Examples 1 and 5 in Chapter 3.

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