Mode even when switched off.Mullee (1) provides advice on choosing and using a calculator.

On earlier Casios and on Sharps one repeats the sequence that call up the “Stat” mode. Remember to return to normal mode before resuming calculations because many of the usual functions are not available in “Stat” mode. As this situation very rarely arises, should be used and ignored, although even for moderate sample sizes the difference is going to be small. These are the “population” values, and are derived assuming that an entire population is available or that interest focuses solely on the data in hand, and the results are not going to be generalised (see Chapterģ for details of samples and populations). On a Sharp calculator is denoted, whereas is denoted s.

This uses the divisor n rather than n – 1 in the calculation of the standard deviation. There is another button on many calculators. Avoid pressing Shift and AC between these operations as this clears the statistical memory. The mean is displayed by Shift and and the standard deviation by Shift and. When all the data are entered, we can check that the correct number of observations have been included by Shift and n, and “15” should be displayed. Thus, having set the calculator into the “SD” or “Stat” mode, from Table 2.1 we enter 0.1 M+, 0.4 M+, etc. On earlier Casios one presses INV and MODE, whereas on a Sharp 2nd F and Stat should be used. For example, on modern Casio calculators one presses SHIFT and ‘.’ and a little “SD” symbol should appear on the display.

Most inexpensive calculators have procedures that enable one to calculate the mean and standard deviations directly, using the “SD” mode.

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