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You can also store data to a name that you create. From the home screen, you can save a list to a
name by using the STO► key.
{131, 114, 167, 180, 126, 134, 188, 175, 133, 130} → WEIGH
If you type in WEIGH on the home screen and press the ENTER key the list of numbers will be
displayed across the screen.
Next we will learn how to create a different name for a list rather than using L1, L2, and so on.
Working with Named Lists
The lists L1 through L6 are good places to work with data if you won’t be needing to save the
data. If, on the other hand, you think that you may need the data later on and don’t want to
accidentally over-write it, you can give the data a name. A list can be named with 1–5
characters. The first character must be a letter or the angle symbol θ “theta”. The other
characters can be a letter, a θ, or a number.
To get letters from the keyboard, press the ALPHA key before each letter that appears above
and to the right of most of the keys. If you are typing several letters in a row, press A-LOCK
(above the ALPHA key), type the letters, and then press the ALPHA key again to release the
lock.
To create a different name for a list within the Stat List Editor,
Press the STAT key.
Press the number 1 key.
Press the ▲ key to highlight the name at the
top of one of the columns.
Press the 2
nd
key and then the DEL key to get to
the INS (insert) function.
Type in the name of your new list
(note that the A-LOCK is already turned on for you, so
you don’t need to press the ALPHA key before each letter),
Press the ENTER key.
You are now ready to begin entering data into the newly named list.
Getting the Names of Lists
Some of the commands needed later in this book will require you to type in the name of a list. If
it is one of L1–L6, then you can type it quickly from the keyboard above the 1–6 keys.
On the other hand, you cannot just type the name of a named list from the keyboard using the
ALPHA key. List names on the TI-83, TI-83 Plus, and TI-84 Plus calculators are distinguished
from the names of other variables by a small L to the left of the name. To see this, go into the
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