Many calculators will carry out calculations for basic descriptive statistics. In general, the graphical calculators are much more useful because data can be stored, allowing checking of the data entered and recalculating with little effort. None of these approach the broad power of a statistics computer package (though some will perform basic t and chi-square tests), but they are a lot more portable.
The links below will take you to pages describing some of the capabilities and giving the keystrokes for calculation on a number of currently popular calculators. The instructions assume that you are familiar with the basic operation of the calculator.
For Math 114 at Saint Mary's College you will need to have and use a calculator capable of two-variable statistics calculation (correlation & regression). If you have such a calculator and it is not on the list below, please contact me (Charles Peltier - Mathematics Department - cpeltier@saintmarys.edu) so we can get together and work out the instructions (we'll probably need your manual). The list below covers the calculators I have seen most often in classes - I'd like to add others.
Casio fx-9915 -Coverage a bit sketchy, could use help here
HP-48 - not yet written (my students haven't been using it & operation is very different)
Although these are not preferred for our course, it would be useful to have broader coverage here - can anyone help me out?
Sharp
Casio FX-7000
Errors or questions? Please let me know: cpeltier@saintmarys.edu
Last update 8/24/2000