Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Guide Book

Chapter 17: Activities 479
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.
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.
Press | and ~ to examine
minX, Q1, Med, Q3, and maxX for each plot. What
difference do you see between the plots?
10. Compare the left-hand results. Redefine plot 1 to use
WLEFT, redefine plot 2 to use
MLEFT, and then press r to examine minX, Q1, Med, Q3, and maxX for each
plot. Who were the better left-hand guessers, men or women?
Women’s left-hand data
Women’s right-hand data
Men’s left-hand data
Men’s right-hand data

Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Specifications

General

Battery type	AAA
Power source	Battery
Number of batteries supported	4
Type	Graphing
Cover	No
Form factor	Pocket
Control type	Buttons
Product color	Black
USB port	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Digits	- digits
Display number of lines	8 lines
Display number of characters	16
RAM capacity	0.024 MB
ROM capacity	0.480 MB
Storage media type	-