Regression on the TI-82
HOW TO ENTER DATA:
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First delete old data -
Press [2nd]-[MEM].
Choose "Delete".
Choose "List".
Press [ENTER] for each list you want to delete (use arrow keys if necessary).
Now enter new data -
Press [STAT].
Choose "Edit".
Enter your 'x' values in column L1, and your 'y' values in column L2.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE REGRESSION CURVE:
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Press [STAT].
Choose "CALC" using the arrow keys.
Choose which regression you want -
"LinReg(ax+b)" gives the best fitting line to your data,
"ExpReg" gives the best fitting exponential function to your data, etc.
Press [ENTER] two times so that the calculator displays the formula
for that best fitting regression curve. Write down the formula on paper.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR DATA TO BE PLOTTED:
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Press [2nd]-[STAT PLOT].
Press [ENTER] to use "Plot1".
Choose On
Type: the first of those 4 plot types (i.e., the dots)
Xlist: L1
Ylist: L2
Mark: the box or plus sign work best (the dot is too small).
HOW TO PLOT YOUR DATA AND THE REGRESSION CURVE:
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Press [Y=].
To enter the formula for your regression curve at Y1=, you can either
type it by hand or get it from the calculator directly by doing the following:
Press [VARS].
Choose "Statistics".
Choose "EQ" using the arrow keys.
Choose "RegEQ".
Now to get your graph,
Press [ZOOM].
Choose "ZoomStat".