Hypothesis Testing using the Z-Test on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-89, and Voyage 200

The TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus are optimized for performing many tasks in statistics, and one of their most powerful features is the ability to perform a variety of tests of statistical significance. With the statistics package installed, the TI-89, …
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Evaluating Limits on the TI-89, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200

The limit of a function is a fundamental calculus concept which is used in characterizing functions, calculating derivatives, and more. This tutorial discusses the theory of limits and how to evaluate limits, including left and right-handed limits, on your TI-89, …
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SAT Test Prep #1: Mean, Mode, and Median on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-89

The following is a sample SAT problem similar to many found on the actual exam: Nighttime Temperatures in Juneau, Alaska Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 32 28 28 26 21 22 25 The table above shows the temperatures, …
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Calculating Derivatives on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-89, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200

Derivatives are perhaps the most elementary topic in calculus and show up in practically every discipline, from the natural and social sciences to economics and finance. This tutorial discusses the mathematical background of derivatives and demonstrates how to evaluate derivatives …
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Performing a Linear Regression on the TI-89, TI-92+, and Voyage 200

Unlike with the TI-83+ and TI-84+, it is relatively hard to perform statistics operations on the TI-89, TI-92+, and Voyage 200 the first time around. This tutorial demonstrates using the statistics functions available on this series of calculators to perform …
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Evaluating Integrals on your TI-89, TI-92+, or Voyage 200

This tutorial demonstrates how to evaluate integrals using the TI-89, TI-92+, or Voyage 200 graphing calculators. Symbolic integration is one of the most powerful features of the TI-89 and makes it an extremely useful calculator for calculus.

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Transferring Spreadsheets Between Microsoft Excel and your TI-83+, TI-84+, TI-89, TI-92+, or Voyage 200

Using these steps are useful when you want to put large amounts of data on your TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-89, TI-92+, or Voyage 200 calculator for statistical analysis. Afterwards you can also transfer data back from your calculator to Excel. …
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