12-5
Example:
Mean (One Variable).
Production supervisor May Kitt wants to determine the average time that a certain
process takes. She randomly picks six people, observes each one as he or she
carries out the process, and records the time required (in minutes):
Calculate the mean of the times. (Treat all data as
x
–values.)
Example:
Weighted Mean (Two Variables).
A manufacturing company purchases a certain part four times a year. Last year's
purchases were:
Find the average price (weighted for the purchase quantity) for this part. Remember
to enter
y
, the weight (frequency), before
x
, the price.
15.5
9.25
10.0
12.5
12.0
8.5
Keys:
Display:
Description:
(
)
Clears the statistics registers.
Enters the first time.
Enters the remaining data; six
data points accumulated.
(
)
Calculates the mean time to
complete the process.
Price per Part (x)
$4.25
$4.60
$4.70
$4.10
Number of Parts (y)
250
800
900
1000
Keys:
Display:
Description:
(
)
Clears the statistics
registers.
Enters data; displays
n
.
Summary of Contents for 35s
Page 1: ...HP 35s scientific calculator user s guide H Edition 1 HP part number F2215AA 90001 ...
Page 14: ...12 Contents ...
Page 15: ...Part 1 Basic Operation ...
Page 16: ......
Page 46: ...1 30 Getting Started ...
Page 63: ...RPN The Automatic Memory Stack 2 17 A Solution ...
Page 64: ...2 18 RPN The Automatic Memory Stack ...
Page 74: ...3 10 Storing Data into Variables ...
Page 180: ...12 14 Statistical Operations ...
Page 181: ...Part 2 Programming ...
Page 182: ......
Page 246: ...15 12 Solving and Integrating Programs ...
Page 270: ...16 24 Statistics Programs ...
Page 284: ...17 14 Miscellaneous Programs and Equations ...
Page 285: ...Part 3 Appendixes and Reference ...
Page 286: ......
Page 308: ...B 8 User Memory and the Stack ...
Page 322: ...C 14 ALG Summary ...
Page 336: ...D 14 More about Solving ...
Page 346: ...E 10 More about Integration ...
Page 352: ...F 6 Messages ...
Page 370: ...G 18 Operation Index ...
Page 382: ...Index 12 ...