Solution 34537: Attaching a Formula to a List Name in Stat List Editor on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
How can I attach a formula to a list name in Stat List Editor on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators?
A formula can be attached to a list name in the stat list editor and then display and edit the calculated list elements. When executed the attached formula must resolve to a list.
To attach a formula to a list name that is stored in the stat list editor, follow the steps below using the example of L1={1,2,3} and L2={2,3,4}.
• Press [STAT] [1] to access the List Editor.
• Press [1] [ENTER] [2] [ENTER] [3] [ENTER].
• Press [►] [2] [ENTER] [3] [ENTER] [4] [ENTER].
• Press [►] [▲] [ENTER].
• Press [ALPHA] [+] to access ".
• Press [2ND] [1] [+] [2ND] [2] to enter L1+L2.
• Press [ALPHA] [+]to enter the closing " followed by [ENTER] to complete the formula entry.
Please Note: If a formula in quotation marks is displayed on the entry line, then a formula is already attached to the list name. To edit the formula, press [ENTER], and then edit the formula.
Additional Note: If quotation marks are not used the calculator calculates and displays the same initial list of answers but does not attach the formula for future calculations.
Please see the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family guidebooks for additional information.