The table below contains some of the TI-83 Plus calculator lists used in examples presented in the Graphing Calculator Manual to accompany Elementary Statistics, Eighth Edition, by Robert Johnson and Patricia Kuby. Calculator group names are indicated with an asterisk in front of the name.
Calculator Lists and Descriptions |
|
List |
Description |
APT |
Aptitude test scores for applicants for a certain civil service position. |
BLOOD |
Hemoglobin test results from diabetics. |
BOXES |
Weight of randomly selected cereal boxes. |
*CELLPH: BATTA, BATTB |
Number of hours two different cellular phone batteries worked before a recharge was necessary. |
*CHICK: FREQS, GAIN |
Data from an experiment to judge the value of a new diet for chickens. Frequency of occurrence of each observation and weight gain. |
CLASS |
Number of students registered for introductory statistics class sections. |
*COLLS: GEND, MAJOR |
College students classified according to gender and major. |
*COLWM: TALL, WEIGH |
Height and weight of eight college women. |
DAYS |
Days in a standard school year for several different countries. |
DEFEC |
Final daily inspection defect report for an assembly line at a local manufacturer |
*FASTFOOD: CALOR, FAT |
Calories and fat content in some popular fast food items. |
*FIBERS: STREN, FINE |
Strength and fineness of random cotton fibers. |
*GOLF: EARN, POINT |
Money earnings and world point rankings for 16 professional golfers. |
*GRADSCHL: GPA, GRE |
Grade point average and graduate record exam scores for 15 random students. |
IGNIT |
Ignition time data for certain fabrics. |
*LONGDIST: COMPA, COMPB, COMPC |
Long distance telephone charges for randomly selected phone numbers using one of three different carriers: A, B, C. |
LUNCH |
Daily amount spent for lunch by employees at a small business. |
MILES |
Miles per gallon for a specially designed high mileage, two--seat automobile. |
MINS |
Exercise capacity (measured in minutes) for police academy recruits. |
NUMB |
Distribution of automobiles in the faculty parking lot on a recent Monday morning. |
*NUNS: AGE, COUNT |
Roman Catholic nun survey results. Class marks for ages and frequency for each class interval. |
OCTAN |
Gasoline octane ratings from a supplier's pipeline. |
OPERS |
Number of cases of each type of operation performed at General Hospital last year. |
PARTS |
Length of parts produced by a certain machine after an adjustment. |
PAY |
University administrator salary increases. |
*PECLASS: PUSH, SIT |
Fitness scores from a physical education class: push--ups and sit--ups. |
*PERFORM: EARNS, STOCK |
Earnings and total market value of stock for 15 random companies. |
*SALTFREE: BEFOR, AFTER |
Before and after diastolic blood pressure for people following a salt--free diet for two weeks. |
SCORE |
A random sample of exam scores from a large introductory statistics class. |
*SNACKS: L1 - L4 |
Calorie content for four different snack food categories. |
*SYSTOLIC: SBPM, SBPW |
Systolic blood pressure for men and women. |
TIMES |
Manual dexterity times required to complete a certain task. |
*TISSUE: AGE, CHEM |
Age of subject and chemical concentration in tissue samples. |
*VACATION: STUDY, UNIT |
Vacation home market study: percentage of people who preferred each unit size and survey results. |