Students were asked how many family members live in their house. The table shows the data.
Family members |
Frequency |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
Entering Data
- Open a Lists & Spreadsheet page.
- Enter the "Family members" in column A. Enter their frequencies in column B.

Calculating Statistics
To calculate statistics from the data,
- press menu > "4 Statistics" > "1 Stat Calculations" > "1 One-Variable Statistics..."
- set "Num of Lists:" to "1" and press enter
- set the following and select "OK"

Use the direction buttons to find the:
- mean ˉx=
- number of data values n=
- minimum MinX=
- lower quartile Q1X=
- median MedianX=
- upper quartile Q3X=
- maximum MaxX=
- standard deviation to 3 significant figures σx=