Notes on Using the STAT PLOT to Draw a Line Graph on the TI-83/TI-84
Calculator
STAT button
I.
Enter data into calculator.
Press the STAT button.
The STAT screen will appear.
Press 1 for Edit
The screen should appear as follows:
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Type in the “x axis” data in column 1 under L1 . Press ENTER after each number.
Example: enter the values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for 6 weeks of sales into L1 . Type in the “y axis” data in
column 2 under L2 . Press ENTER after each number.
Enter the values 7, 7.5, 4, 9, 11, 15 for the thousands of dollars sales during the 6 weeks.
II.
Set the Window for the graph.
Window button
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Press the Window button.
The following screen will appear. Note: your calculator values may be set for other values.
Change the values to reflect the domain and range of your values. In this example, x is between 1
and 5. Y is between 4 and 15. Your window needs to be a little larger than the domain and range.
Set the window as follows:
III.
Clear the Y  .
Press Y  . Press the CLEAR key to clear any equations in Y  .
IV.
Draw the Graph.
Press 2nd Y  for STAT PLOT.
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Press ENTER
The cursor is blinking. Press ENTER while the cursor is on the ON . This turns the STAT PLOT
on.
Now move the cursor down and to the right. The cursor should now be on the top middle graph.
Press ENTER .
Press GRAPH .
You can also add text to the graph.
Press the 2nd PRGM key for DRAW. Scroll down until you reach 0:Text(
Press ENTER . You should now have a blinking cursor on the screen.
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Move the cursor using the up, down, left, and right arrows to the place you want to have the text.
Press 2nd ALPHA for A-LOCK (ALPHA LOCK).
The letters of the alphabet are above each key. For example, if you press 9, you will get the Q.
Notice when you are typing letters, the shaded “A” is in the top right hand corner of the graph.
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