Setting The Graphing Window - Texas Instruments TI-82 STATS Getting Started

Setting the graphing window

To obtain the best view of the graph, you may
need to change the boundaries of the window.
To display the WINDOW Editor, press p .
Window variables
(shown in WINDOW Editor)
The Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, and Ymax variables represent the
boundaries of the viewing window.
Xmin : the minimum value of X to be displayed.
Xmax: the maximum value of X to be displayed.
Ymin : the minimum value of Y to be displayed.
Ymax : the maximum value of Y to be displayed.
Xscl (X scale): the distance between the tick marks on the X axis.
Yscl (Y scale): the distance between the tick marks on the Y axis.
Xres : pixel resolution—not usually changed except by advanced
users.
To change the values:
1. Move the cursor to highlight the value you want to change.
2. Do one of the following:
Type a value or an expression. The old value is erased
when you begin typing.
— or —
Press ' to clear the old value; then type the new one.
3. Press Í, †, or }.
Xmin
Ymin
Corresponding viewing window
(shown on Graph window)
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For more details,
see Guidebook
Chapter 3.
Ymax
Xscl
Xmax
Yscl