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Noce that the expression d1+d2 produces a list of 100 sums of the corresponding
values from d1 and d2 i.e. 100 totals when 2 dice are thrown
Press b and look at the extensive system of menus and
submenus available in the Calculator applicaon. If you used
the TI-83 or TI-84 graphical calculators you will be familiar
with many of these expressions.
More details can be found in the Geng Started Guide.
This screen shows a simulaon of 100 throws of two dice and
uses commands from the Probability and Stascs
sub-menus.
To enter you can either press
b542
to navigate through the menus or you can spell it out, leer
by leer.
You will nd the command by pressing
b633.
A useful feature of the TI-Nspire is the ability to work
with probability distribuons such as the Binomial,
Poisson and Normal distribuons. These can be found
by pressing b65.
These provide wizards which enable you to calculate
the probability for a given distribuon instead of looking
up the value in a table.
Lists of random integers