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6. Change

M

5

in

¨

CEL

to

M

8

.

! # # b a

8

b

Note: Since the formula is enclosed

in quotation marks, element 3 in

¨

FRHT is automatically updated.

Categorical Lists

Categorical lists usually contain words or letters (text

elements). If they contain numerical elements, the numerical

values of those elements are ignored. Categorical lists are

usually used in statistical plotting, but they can allow you to

label elements as explained in the following example. See

Chapter 6: Statistical Plots for details about using categorical

lists in stat plots.
To define a categorical list, enclose the first element in

quotation marks (found in the Text editor). Quotation marks

are optional on the remaining text elements. A categorical list

signifier,

c

, appears next to the list name.

A math class has 4 test scores: 2 tests, 1 midterm test, and 1

final exam. Ivan earned test scores of 85, 80, 74, and 82. Karen

earned test scores of 90, 85, 92, and 79. Reflect this

information in the List editor.

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¨TEST={TEST1,TEST2,MDTRM,FINAL}

¨IVAN={85,80,74,82}

¨KAREN={90,85,92,79}

1 Categorical

2 Numerical