STEP-BY-STEP TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: Descriptive Statistics

TI-83/84

  • Step 1 Press STAT > 1: Edit. Enter the data in L1 using the instructions found in the Step-by-Step Technology Guide in Section 2.2.
  • Step 2 Press STAT. Use the right arrow button to move the cursor so that CALC is highlighted.
  • Step 3 Select 1-Var Stats, and press ENTER.
  • Step 4 On the home screen, the command 1- Var
  • Statistics is shown. Press 2nd, then L1 (above the 1 key), and press ENTER.

EXCEL

  • Step 1 Enter the data in column A.
  • Step 2 Select Data > Data Analysis.
  • Step 3 Select Descriptive Statistics, and click OK.
  • Step 4 For the Input Range, click and drag to select the data in column A. If the variable name is at the top of the column, click Labels in the First Row.
  • Step 5 Check Summary Statistics, and click OK.

MINITAB

  • Step 1 Enter the data in column C1.
  • Step 2 Select Stat > Basic Statistics > Display Descriptive Statistics…
  • Step 3 The variable selection dialog box appears. Select the variable you want to summarize by double-clicking on it until it appears in the Variables box.
  • Step 4 Click Statistics…
  • Step 5 Select the desired statistics, and click OK. Then click OK.
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SPSS

  • Step 1 Enter the data in the first column.
  • Step 2 Click Analyze > Descriptive Statistics > Frequencies…
  • Step 3 Click the variable name, then click the arrow to move it to the Variable(s) box.
  • Step 4 Click Statistics… and choose the desired statistics. Click Continue, and then OK.

JMP

  • Step 1 Click File > New > DataTable. Enter the data in Column 1.
  • Step 2 Click Tables > Summary.
  • Step 3 Select the column, and then select the desired statistics from the Statistics drop-down menu one by one. Click OK.

CRUNCHIT!

We will use the data from Example 3 (page 111).

  • Step 1 Click File, highlight Load from Larose, Discostat3e > Chapter 3, and click on Example 01_03.
  • Step 2 Click Statistics and select Descriptive Statistics. For Data, select Price, and then click Calculate.
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