TI-83 Plus Activities 562
5. Press
y
,
. Select
1:Plot1
. Turn on plot 1; define it as a
modified box plot
Õ
that uses
WLEFT
. Move the cursor to the top line
and select
Plot2
. Turn on plot 2; define it as a modified box plot that
uses
WRGHT
.
6. Press
o
. Turn off all functions.
7. Press
p
. Set
Xscl=1
and
Yscl=0
. Press
q
9
to select
9:ZoomStat
. This adjusts the viewing window and displays the box
plots for the women’s results.
8. Press
r
.
% Women’s left-hand data
% Women’s right-hand data
Use
|
and
~
to examine
minX
,
Q1
,
Med
,
Q3
, and
maxX
for each plot.
Notice the outlier to the women’s right-hand data. What is the median
for the left hand? For the right hand? With which hand were the
women more accurate guessers, according to the box plots?
9. Examine the men’s results. Redefine plot 1 to use
MLEFT
, redefine
plot 2 to use
MRGHT
. Press
r
.