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Data collection
Use your calculator to find the mean and median of discrete data.
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Measures and location of spread
You can input a frequency table into your calculator, and calculate the mean and median without having to enter the whole calculation.
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Work this out in one go on your calculator. You might need to enter the values annually for the midpoint of each class interval.
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Statistical distributions
Use the nCr function on your calculator to work out binomial probabilities.
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Work this out directly using the binomial probability distribution function on your calculator and entering x = 7, a = 20 and p = 0.15.
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Use the binomial cumulative distribution function on your calculator. You want to find P(X ≤ 7), not P(X = 7). On some calculators, this is labelled ‘Binomial CD’.
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Hypothesis testing
Find the critical region using your calculator.
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