The position of the graphically represented keys can be found by moving your mouse on top of the graphic. 

Turn your calculator on
Press Upper Right Hand Corner   It's Red.  When referring to rows and columns do not count this key as a row.
Clearing the memory
Press Row 1, Column 1 Row 2, Column 1.  You should see the letters FIN (for financial mode) on the screen.  Now press Row 1, Column 1 Row 3, Column 1.  The word STAT is above the key (this puts the calculator in Statistics mode).  Note: turning off the calculator does not erase the memory. 

 

Entering data
one variable
Enter the first number, then press Row 3, Column 2.  The screen will say 1 because, so far, you have entered one data point.  If it says something other than 1, clear the memory and start over.  Now enter the second number, then press Row 3, Column 2.  The screen will say 2 because you have now entered two data points.  Continue until all the data has been entered.
two variables
This calculator does not do linear regression. 

 

Calculating one-variable statistics
mean (x)
Press  Row 3, Column 3.
standard deviation for populations (s or sn)
Press Row 3, Column 4.
standard deviation for samples (s or sn-1)
Press Row 3, Column 5.

Calculating two-variable statistics

r (correlation)
This calculator does not do linear regression.
regression coefficients
slope
This calculator does not do linear regression.
y-intercept
This calculator does not do linear regression.


Calculating combinations and permutations
combinations (nCr)
This calculator does not do combinatorics.
permutations (nPr)
This calculator does not do combinatorics.

 

Turning the calculator off
Press Row 1, Column 5.

 

Worked Out Examples

In the following examples, we list the exact key sequence used to find the answer.  We will list the keys by the main symbol on the key.  In parentheses, we will list a helpful mnemonic, e.g. we will list ex as (ex).


A: What is the mean and standard deviation of the following list of numbers?

15      16      20      21

1: Clear Memory  Row 1, Column 1 Row 2, Column 1 Row 1, Column 1 Row 3, Column 1 (STAT) 
2: Enter Data   Row 5, Column 1 Row 5, Column 1 Row 5, Column 1   Row 5, Column 1
3: Compute the mean  Row 3, Column 3
4: Compute the standard deviation (population)  Row 3, Column 4
5: Compute the standard deviation (sample)  Row 3, Column 5


     You should get a mean of 18, population standard deviation of 2.549509757 and a sample standard deviation of 2.943920289.

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