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A Finding probabilities in the t-distribution

You will need... In our example...
• The number of degrees of freedom • 6
• The interval of interest in terms of T • [-0.8,2.4]

How to do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct  (tcdf( )
function
Enter (lower limit, upper 
limit, degrees of freedom) 

What to write down...

If X ~ t 6 , P ( 0.
0. 8 X < 2. 4 ) = 0. (3SF from GDC)

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: A Finding probabilities in the t-distribution 1
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B Finding t-scores given probabilities
You will need... In our example...
• The number of degrees of freedom, ν • 6
• The cumulative probability, P(T t) • 0.72

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct (invT( )
function
Enter P(T t ), in ‘area’ then 
enter the degrees of freedom 

What to write down...

If X ~ t 6 and P ( X < x ) 0 72 h x 0. (3SF from GDC)

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

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C Confidence interval for the mean with
unknown variance (from data)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample stored in a list (see Calculator skills sheet 11 • {1,3,5,2} stored in List 2
on the CD-ROM)
• The confidence level. • 90%

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu 

 (TESTS)
 (Tinterval)

The default setting is to 

input data. (L2 )
Move down to enter where 
the data are stored. If the
frequencies are stored in
another list you can change
that too. By default the
frequency of each item is 1
Put in the confidence 
interval as a decimal 
(C-Level)


What to write down...

x 2 75, snn−1 = 1.71
Using t 3 distribution 0.740 < μ < 4.76 (3
( f )

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: C Confidence interval-unknown-from data 1
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D Confidence interval for the mean with
unknown variance (from stats)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample mean ( ) • 2.75
• Unbiased estimate of population standard deviation ( n 1 ) • 1.707825128
(stored exactly in A)
• The confidence level • 90%

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu  (Stat)

 (Test)
 (TInterval)

Move across to change  (Stats)

input method to summary 
statistics

Move down to enter the  (x)

sample mean 
Enter the standard deviation 
(Sx)  (A)

Enter the number of data 
items (n) 
Put in the confidence  
interval as a decimal
(C-Level)

What to write down...

Using the t distribution with ν = 3: 0.740 < μ < 4.76 (3
( f )

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: D Confidence interval-unknown-from stats 1
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E Hypothesis test for the mean with unknown
variance (from data)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample stored in a list • {1,3,5,2} stored in List 2
• The mean under the null hypothesis ( μ0 ) • 3.9
• The alternative hypothesis. • μ < μ0

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu  (Stat) (Test)
 (T-Test)

The default setting is to 

input data. Move down to 
enter the mean under the
null hypothesis
You may need to change  (L2 )
the list being used. If the 
frequencies are stored in
another list you can change
that too. By default the
frequency of each item is 1
Select which alternative  (< μ0 )
hypothesis you wish to test  (Calculate)


What to write down...

x −3 9
Under H 0, T = ~ tn −1.
sn −1 / n

x 2 75, sn −1 = 1.771, ν = 3, T = −1.35

p − value = 0.135

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: E Hypothesis test-unknown-from data 1
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F Hypothesis test for the mean with
unknown variance (from stats)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample mean • 2.75
• The unbiased estimate of the sample standard deviation ( n 1 ) • 1.707825128
(stored exactly in A)
• The number of data items ( n ) • 4
• The mean under the null hypothesis ( μ0 ) • 3.9
• The alternative hypothesis • μ < μ0

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu  (Stat)

 (Test)
 (T-Test)

Change the setting to input  (Stat)

summary statistics 
Move down to enter the 
mean under the null
hypothesis
Enter the sample mean 

Enter the standard deviation  (A)

Enter the number of data 

items (n) 
Select which alternative 
hypothesis you wish to test  (< μ0 )

(Calculate)


instructions continue on next page

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

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What to write down...

x −3 9
Under H 0, T = ~ tn −1.
sn −1 / n
T = −1.35, ν = 3
p − value = 0.135

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: F Hypothesis test-unknown-from stats 2
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G Confidence interval for the mean with
known variance (from data)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample stored in a list (see Calculator skills sheet
11 on the CD-ROM) • {1,3,5,2} stored in List 2
• The population standard deviation ( ) • 1.4
• The confidence level. • 90%

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu  (Stat)

 (Test)
 (Z-Int)

The default setting is to  (σ )

input data. 
Move down to set the
standard deviation
You may need to change
 (L2 )
the list being used. If the

frequencies are stored in
another list you can change
that too. By default the
frequency of each item is 1
Put in the confidence 
interval as a decimal  (C-Level)


What to write down...

Using normal distribution:
x = 2 75

1.60 μ 3.90 (3
( f )

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: G Confindence interval-known-from data 1
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H Confidence interval for the mean with
known variance (from stats)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample mean ( x ) • 2.75
• The population standard deviation ( ) • 1.4
• The number of data items (n) • 4
• The confidence level • 90%

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu (Stat)

 (Test)
 (Z-Int)

Change the setting to input  (Stats)

summary statistics 

Move down to set the  (σ )

standard deviation 

Enter the sample mean (x )  

Enter the number of 

data items (n)

instructions continue on next page

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

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Enter the confidence 
interval as a decimal
(C-Level)

What to write down...

Using normal distribution:
1.60 μ 3.90 (3
( f )

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: H Confindence interval-known-from stats 2
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I Hypothesis test for the mean with known
variance (from stats)
You will need... In our example...
• The sample mean • 2.75
• The population standard deviation ( ) . • 1.4
• The number of data items ( n ) • 4
• The mean under the null hypothesis ( μ0 ) • 3.9
• The alternative hypothesis • μ < μ0

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

To get to the correct menu  (Stat)

 (Test)
 (Z-Test)

Change the setting to input  (Stats)

summary statistics 

The default setting is to 

input data. Move down to 
enter the mean under the
null hypothesis
Enter the standard deviation 

Enter the sample mean (x) 

Enter the number of 

data items (n)

instructions continue on next page

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

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continued ...
Select which alternative 
hypothesis you wish to test  ( μ0 )

 (Calculate)


What to write down...

x −3 9
Under H 0, Z = ~ N (0,1).
1. 4 / 4

Z = −1 64
p − value = 0.0502

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: I Hypothesis test-known-from stats 2
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J Finding the correlation coefficient and
the equation of the regression line
Working with bivariate data
You will need... In our example...
• The x-data stored in list 1 • {3, 3, 10}
• The y-data stored in list 2 • {12, 10, −4}

How you do it...

Notes You should press You will see

Ensure that the calculator is  (Catalog)
set to “Diagnostics On”. ...  (Diagnostics on)



Use the linear regression  (Calc)

function  (LinReg(ax+b))


What to write down...

From GDC r = −0.993 and y 2 14 x + 17.4

* These instructions were written based on the TEXAS model T1-84 Plus Silver Edition and might not be
true for other models. If in doubt, consult your calculator’s manual.

Cambridge Mathematics for the IB Diploma Higher Level © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Option 7: J The regression line 1