Victor Technology V12 Calculator User Manual


 
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¾ Enter the new y value
¾ Touch r x, r
The correlation coefficient, r, can be calculated by touching the xy key after
calculating the estimate.
Example
Using the children’s height (y) and weight (x) values from above, estimate the
height (y) of a child weighing 64 pounds (x) and determine the correlation
coefficient. Note: Do not clear the registers after the prior example.
ENTRIES DISPLAY
64 r y, r
43.34
Displays the estimated height of a child weighting
64 pounds.
xy
0.77
Displays the correlation coefficient (r) of the data
pairs.
Weighted Mean Values
A set of numbers and their weighted mean may be determined if you know the
weights of the items to be calculated. To do this:
¾ Touch b clear
¾ Enter value of item and touch ENTER
¾ Enter items’ weight and touch +
¾ Repeat until all values are entered, following the item ENTER weight
+ formula
¾ Touch r x w to calculate weighted mean of all values
Example
Over a 6-month period, you buy bricks on many occasions to lay a path through
your garden.
First month: 150 bricks at $0.68 a brick
Second month: 200 bricks at $0.43 a brick