1 Scatter Plots on the Graphing Calculator
12/16/ Setting Up Press the Y= key. Be sure there are no equations entered. If there are any equations, use the CLEAR key to delete them.
12/16/ Setting Up Be sure there are no equations entered below the 7 th entry. Check that there are no equations entered below the visible screen. Use the down arrow and clear them.
12/16/ Clearing Lists To clear previous lists, press “second” +. Choose #4. Press ENTER.
12/16/ Clear Lists Press ENTER again!!.
12/16/ Stat Key The Stat Key is used to input statistical data. The Stat Key accesses lists similar to columns on a spreadsheet. Pressing “1:Edit” brings us to the lists.
12/16/ Edit Lists We are now ready to input the data. We have our blank lists.
12/16/20158 Type the data into the lists. L1 = independent variable L2 = dependent variable 7. Input Lists
12/16/ Stats Plot The stats plot key allows us to choose one of three graphs to plot with the data in the lists. Choose Plot1 to start.
12/16/ Plot Menu Turn Plot1 ON Choose the type of graph (the first choice is good). Choose the Xlist and Ylist. L1, L2
12/16/ Zoom 9 Zoom 9 will fix the window to the data and plot the graph.
12/16/ The Graph All of the data is now plotted in the window. Reminder: using the trace button will reveal the coordinates of the points. The End