Using the Linear Regression Functions on your TI-84 Plus Calculator
1. Entering Data using the STAT button
Press [STAT] button to access the Statistics function
Press [1] button to edit data list
Enter the first data set (X values) in L1
Enter the second data set (Y values) in L2
Use the [ARROW] buttons to move UP and DOWN
and LEFT and RIGHT. [DEL] to delete.
Move cursor to column heading and press [CLEAR]
then [ENTER] to delete the data in the entire column
Press the [2nd] function [MODE] button to
[QUIT] (exit)
2. Turning StatDiagnostics ON
Press the [MODE] button
Check [StatDiagnostics] option is [ON]
If not use [ARROW] buttons to select [ON] and
press [ENTER]
Press the [2nd] function [MODE] button to [QUIT] (exit)
3. Using the Linear Regression function LinReg(ax+b)
Press [STAT] button
Use left [ARROW] button to move to [CALC] option
Press [4] button to use LinReg(ax+b) options
Check the correct X and Y--values are entered in Xlist and Ylist
X-values
Y-values
FreqList must be blank otherwise you will get incorrect values.
Press [ENTER] or down [ARROW] to Calculate values
Press [ENTER] to calculate the LinReg(ax+b) variables
Line of Regression: Y = aX + b
a = gradient
b = y-intercept
r = correlation coefficient
r2 = coefficient of determination
Note: If the r and r2 values
are not displaying, make
sure the StatDiagnostics
function is turned ON
If STAT DIAGNOSTICS is ON and r and r2 values are still not displaying, try memory reset:
[2nd] MEM > Reset (all)
3. Plotting the data and line of regression
Press the [2nd] function [Y=] button to access the
[STAT PLOT] function
Check [Plot 1] option is [ON] if not press [ENTER] then use right [ARROW]
button to select [ON]
Check [ ] scatter plot option is selected scatter plot
X-values
Y-values
Press the [2nd] function [MODE] button to [QUIT]
Press [ZOOM] then [9] to plot the data using the [ZOOM STAT] option
Y-values
v
Y = aX + b
Line of Regression
Enter linear regression equation
y = aX + b from the calculated values
for a and b using LinReg(ax+b)
function manually using [Y=] option
X-values
Alternative Method:
note does not always work → often gives an error message
Accessing the Correlation Coefficient, r and the
Coefficient of Determination, r2
Press [VARS] button
Press [5] button to access Statistics options
Use left [ARROW] button to move to [EQ] option
Press [7] button to display r = correlation coefficient
Press [8] button to display r2 = coefficient of determination
Alternative Method:
more complicated method to store linear regression equation automatically
To plot line of regression can use option to save linear regression equation:
Use down [ARROW] button to move to [Store RegEQ] option
then press [VARS] button then use left [ARROW] button to
move to [Y-VARS] option
X-values
Y-values
Press [1] to store the linear regression equation as a function then
press [1] to store the linear regression equation as variable Y1
Y-values
Y = aX + b
Line of Regression
v
EAASIER METHOD
Enter linear regression equation y = aX + b
from the calculated values for a and b
using LinReg(ax+b) function manually
using [Y=] option X-values
