Sharp EL-9600 Calculator User Manual


 
76 Blackline Masters/STATISTICS USING THE SHARP EL-9600
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Drawing a scatter diagram of a two-variable data set
1. Access the data entry screen and delete old data.
2. Enter the following data set giving the per capita waste generated in the
United States between 1960 and 1988. Enter the year in L1 and pounds in L2.
Total Waste generated by the
Y
ear Average U.S. Resident (pounds per day)
1960 2.66
1970 3.27
1980 3.61
1988 4.00
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3. Check the data you have entered, and save the data set by pressing 2ndF
QUIT 2ndF LIST , touch C L_DATA, double touch 1 StoLD, and press 1
ENTER .
4. Construct an autoscaled scatter diagram of this data set by pressing ZOOM ,
touching A ZOOM, touching on the screen, and double touching 9 Stat.
5. As the year increases, is the per capita waste generated by the average U.S.
resident increasing or decreasing?
6. Does there appear to be a pattern in the way the per capita waste is changing
as the year increases? If so, can you identify the pattern?
7. What was the mean amount of waste generated by the average U.S. resident
between 1960 and 1988? Give units with your answer.
GRAPHIC PORTRYAL OF A
TWO-VARIABLE DATA SET
7.2
NAME _____________________________________________________ CLASS __________ DATE __________