Exam essential3 min

Calculate and interpret one-variable statistics

You need summary statistics from raw or frequency data.

01

Press these keys

STATCALC1:1-Var StatsCalculate

Step 1 of 4. Press STAT.

02

Walkthrough

  1. 1
    Prepare lists

    Put data in L1. If values have frequencies, put frequencies in L2.

  2. 2
    Run analysis

    STAT → CALC → 1:1-Var Stats; choose List L1 and FreqList 1 or L2.

  3. 3
    Read correctly

    x̄ is mean; Sx is sample SD; σx is population SD; scroll for min, Q1, Med, Q3 and max.

03

Worked example

For 2,4,4,4,5,5,7,9, find mean and population SD.

AnswerMean 5; population standard deviation 2.