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Calculator for Statistics

Does anyone out there have a suggestion for a great calculator to purchase for a statistics course?

I'll be going shopping on Thursday to get all set up for this upcoming semester.

Thanks in advance.

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You might want to check and see if your school requires a specific type. Mine did.

we just used a regular calculator. The prof was fine with using a fancy graphing calculator but I preferred to do the work on paper so I could see it step by step.

I recently took statistics this fall, and our professor recommended a TI-83 or a TI-84. It makes your life entirely easy! there is buttons in the calculator that will allow you to skip doing the long formulas. It will make your life a whole lot easier!

Check if the instructor has any requirements for what they allow. My instructor did NOT allow graphing calculators for exams. I found my TI-30XS (basic scientific calculator about $20 at rite aide) sufficient for both stats and chemistry.

I took Statistics Spring 15 and I used a TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition, Texas Instrument and it was perfect for the problems we did in my class.

If there are no specific requirements I used the TI-83 PLUS, it is what my professor recommended. I bought mine used from a fb page that sells textbooks (like a swip, swap) for my college. Saved a lot! Other classmates bought from Amazon and even local pawn shops. I know you did not ask about that, just throwing the suggestion out there!!

My school may be weird but I used a cheapie the whole semester with stats. The calculator wasn't a huge part. We used stat crunch to help with the formulas and I finished with an A. Good luck.

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