BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS & THE TI-84 PLUS CALCULATOR

Round final answer to three decimal places

Verbal Phrase

Symbols

Command

Clicks

probability of exactly x successes

P(x = a given number)

binompdf

2nd  VARS Option A

binompdf( n, p, x) Enter

probability of at most x successes

P(x <  a given number)

binomcdf

2nd VARS Option B

binomcdf(n, p, x) Enter

probability of fewer than x successes

 

probability of less than x successes

P (x < a given number)

binomcdf

2nd VARS Option B

binomcdf(n, p, x -1) Enter

probability of at least x successes

P (x > a given number)

1 – binomcdf

1 – 2nd VARS Option B

binomcdf(n, p, x -1) Enter

probability of more than x successes

P (x > a given number)

1 – binomcdf

1 – 2nd VARS Option B

binomcdf(n, p, x) Enter

 

NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS & THE TI-84 PLUS CALCULATOR

Round final answers to four decimal places

Verbal Phrase

Symbols

Command

Clicks

Between

Example:  “Between 200 and 220”

P(x1 < x < x2)

Example:  P(200 < x <220)

normalcdf

2nd VARS Option 2

normalcdf(x1, x2, m, s) Enter

Less than

Example: “Less than 200”

P( x < x1)

Example:  P(x < 200)

normalcdf

2nd VARS Option 2

normalcdf( -E99, x1, m, s) Enter

More than

Example: “More than 200”

P(x > x1)

Example:  P(x >200)

 normalcdf

2nd VARS Option 2

normalcdf(x1, E99, m, s) Enter

Given a %

 

invNorm

2nd VARS Option 3

invNorm( area, m, s) Enter

 

To enter  -E 99, the clicks are (-) 2nd , E99

To enter E99, the clicks are 2nd , E99