On your TI-83 or TI-84 Press ON Press CLEAR Press 2ND Press 0 (zero) Press x-1 Press down arrow 9 times to scroll to DiagnosticOn Press ENTER (read DiagnosticOn Press ENTER (read Done Press CLEAR Press STAT Press 1 (enter the data for the number of absences in L1 (enter the data for the final grades in L2 Press 2ND Press Y= Press ENTER Press ENTER (again) Press STAT Press right arrow > Press 4 (you'll see LinRed(ax+b) Press VARS Press right arrow > Press ENTER Press ENTER again See this: LinReg y=ax+b a=-8.873076923 b=95.3 rē=.9149096479 r=-.9565090945 That means the regression line is y = -8.873076923x + 95.3 and the correlation coefficient is r=.9565090945 To see the scatter plot and the regression line: Press ZOOM Press 9 Edwin