Texas Instruments TI-82 STATS User Manual

General Information B–5
826FEC~1.DOC TI-83 Intl English, Appendix B Bob Fedorisko Revised: 10/27/05 3:16 PM Printed: 10/27/05
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When the TI-82 STATS detects an error, it displays ERR:message and an error menu.
Chapter 1 describes the general steps for correcting errors. This table contains each
error type, possible causes, and suggestions for correction.
Error Type Possible Causes and Suggested Remedies
A
RCHIVED VAR A function or instruction is archived and therefore cannot be
executed or edited. Use the unarchive command to unarchive
the variable before using it.
A
RGUMENT A function or instruction does not have the correct number of
arguments. See Appendix A and the appropriate chapter.
BAD GUESS
¦ In a CALC o
p
eration,
y
ou s
p
ecified a Guess that is not
b
etween Left Bound and Right Bound.
¦ For the solve( function or the e
q
uation solver,
y
ou s
p
ecified a
g
uess that is not between lowe
r
and uppe
r
.
¦ Your guess and several points around it are undefined.
Examine a graph of the function. If the equation has a solution,
change the bounds and/or the initial guess.
BOUND
¦ In a CALC o
p
eration or with Select(,
y
ou defined
Left Bound > Right Bound.
¦ In fMin(, fMax(, solve(, or the e
q
uation solver,
y
ou entered
lowe
r
‚ uppe
r
.
BREAK You pressed the É key to break execution of a program, to
halt a
DRAW instruction, or to stop evaluation of an expression.
DATA TYPE You entered a value or variable that is the wrong data type.
¦ For a function
(
includin
g
im
p
lied multi
p
lication
)
or an
instruction,
y
ou entered an ar
g
ument that is an invalid data
t
yp
e, such as a com
p
lex number where a real number is
required. See Appendix A and the appropriate chapter.
¦ In an editor,
y
ou entered a t
yp
e that is not allowed, such as a
matrix entered as an element in the stat list editor. See the
appropriate chapter.
¦ You attem
p
ted to store to an incorrect data t
yp
e, such as a
matrix, to a list.
DIM MISMATCH You attempted to perform an operation that references more
than one list or matrix, but the dimensions do not match.
DIVIDE BY 0
¦ You attem
p
ted to divide b
y
zero. This error is not returned
durin
g
g
ra
p
hin
g
. The TI-82 STATS allows for undefined
values on a graph.
¦ You attempted a linear regression with a vertical line.
Error Conditions

Texas Instruments TI-82 STATS Specifications

General

Brand	Texas Instruments
Model	TI-82 STATS
Category	Calculator
Language	English