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shock-me-sane · Sep 11, 2007

maybe look on craigslist or put a wanted posting yourself.

good luck

greygooseuria · Sep 11, 2007

A regular calculator is all you need for stats. I never used a TI83 in mine and got an A.

sweetbeet · Sep 11, 2007

Have you tried your local "freecycle" site? I use two in my area. I post when I'm looking for stuff of if I have stuff to offer. No selling, just recycling for free. Good luck.

Try this link to find a group in your area.

http://www.freecycle.org/findagroup/

mel101478 · Sep 11, 2007

Thanks I'm going to try both of those sites and see what happens. And has anyone else used a "regular" calculator for Stats??

greygooseuria · Sep 11, 2007

Yes, I have, as I said. You'll be fine. Not much graphing in stats, hence why you don't need a TI83. A TI83 won't help you with normal distribution etc.

Music in My Heart · Sep 11, 2007

Agreed. You don't need an 83/84 for statistics. It can help a little but not much at all. I started with a TI-30, switched to a TI-83 for a short period because I thought it might help but then went back to my TI-30 because it did all I needed it to and it was faster and easier to use.

My observation was that the TI-83 was too much for a lot of people and that they would've been better off without them.

I got an A in statistics using my TI-30

mel101478 · Sep 13, 2007

Well now I've just spoken to a few students who took the class last semester. And they told me I DO need the TI-83 or 84 calculator. Has anyone ever rented a calculator from rentcalculators.com?

shock-me-sane · Sep 13, 2007

Well now I've just spoken to a few students who took the class last semester. And they told me I DO need the TI-83 or 84 calculator. Has anyone ever rented a calculator from rentcalculators.com?

I would email the prof of the class to find out for sure. You never know, you may luck out.

mel101478 · Sep 13, 2007

I've emailed the professor and she also said yes I do need a TI-83 or 84 calculator.. I was hoping to get off easy.

hair_tie · Sep 14, 2007

Does your school have online community board you can post on? you could find someone who has one you could get for cheap??? Of ask around. thats if you really have to have one if you decide you can't do it with a regular calc. Freecycle is your best be also look on yahoo groups for local free groups and community groups. There are resources out there that will help you just have to do some digging. I have gotten so many things from freecycle to name a few: A 56" big screen, intex easy set pool, complete bedroom set, mt bike, book case and just recently a digital voice recorder for school.

mel101478 · Sep 14, 2007

Does your school have online community board you can post on? you could find someone who has one you could get for cheap??? Of ask around. thats if you really have to have one if you decide you can't do it with a regular calc. Freecycle is your best be also look on yahoo groups for local free groups and community groups. There are resources out there that will help you just have to do some digging. I have gotten so many things from freecycle to name a few: A 56" big screen, intex easy set pool, complete bedroom set, mt bike, book case and just recently a digital voice recorder for school.

My school does not have an online community board. I have looked on the freecycle site and have found nothing. I'm still looking. Class starts on Monday. If I can't afford one I may have to drop the class. I definitely don't want to fail. :)