TI 36X Pro data pair limit...

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(01-16-2019 12:38 AM)zeno333 Wrote:  The TI SR51 from 1976 could handle 99 data pairs...Geesh...and the 36X Pro just 42?...

Maybe because in 1976 people would actually have used a pocket calculator to process this kind of data? And the number of data points may have been a selling argument. Today these calculators are used mainly for teaching at schools. When teaching statistics it does not matter how many points are typed in. More then 10 data pairs would be a waste of classroom time (in my opinion). Students do not need to be taught how to press keys. They know that already. They need to be taught the theory and the methods. And for real life statistical calculations with large amounts of data there are better suited tools. Things that can import and export the numbers, store them permanently and allow fast editing (versus typing oneself to death on the calculator keyboard). A smartphone running a spreadsheet app for example.

Regards
Max