Creating a scatterplot on a TI-83.


Press STAT, Select EDIT.
Enter X values in List 1 and Y values in List 2.
Press WINDOW.
Assign appropriate values to x min, x max, y min and y max.
Press 2nd STAT PLOT.
Select 1, On, Scatterplot.
Make sure Xlist is L1 and Ylist is L2.
Press GRAPH.

If you get another graph on your plot, make sure your y= screen is cleared.

Getting the equation for the line of best fit on a scatterplot.

Press STAT, Select CALC, Select LinReg (ax+b), ENTER

This will display the equation of the best fit line on the screen.

To graph the best fit line.

Press Y=
Enter the equation obtained above.
Press graph.