Minitab is the leading statistical software used in education worldwide.
Thousands of world class companies
use Minitab Statistical Software.
Today’s quality improvement projects are more complex than ever. Leading methodologies such as Six
Sigma™ require that they be rooted in an analysis of hard data and produce measurable results, and as their
size and scope have grown, so too has the amount of work required to manage all the people and
communications involved.
The most effective quality improvement projects are the ones in which a thorough analysis of hard data drives
the conception, execution, and evaluation of each step. Regardless of the process you are trying to improve –
or even the industry in which you are working – you must be able to apply the right statistical methods and
trust that your results are accurate.
To succeed, you need a statistical software package that contains all the methods you might use, makes it easy
to understand and access them, and helps you illustrate and interpret your results.
You need MINITAB.
The software that helps students understands statistics and acquires skills employers want at the same time.
Powerful, but easy to use
Complete set of statistical tools in one package
Real-world business tool
Ideal for AP Statistics
Affordable semester rentals
Most statistical analyses require a series of steps, often directed by background knowledge or by the subject
area you are investigating.
It illustrates the analysis steps in a typical Minitab session:
Ease of Use
Intuitive design is simple to learn
Menus and tools arranged logically, matching textbooks and training materials
Project Manager organizes analysis
ReportPad™ for generating reports
Easily export output to PowerPoint and Word
Clear, comprehensive Help system
StatGuide™ explains output
Tool-specific tutorials
Glossary of statistical terms
Methods and formulas used in calculations
Smart Dialog Boxes™ remember recent settings
Hundreds of sample data sets
Available in multiple languages
Increased speed and improved performance
Data and File Management
All-in-one project files include entire analysis
Spreadsheet-like worksheets
Unlimited worksheets, with up to 4000 columns and unlimited rows in each
Import/export: Excel, Text, CSV, HTML, etc.
Query databases with ODBC
Assign formulas to columns; columns update when data change
Multiple Undo/Redo
Numeric, text and date/time formats
Data manipulation: merge, subset, sort, transpose, code, etc.
Matrix functions
Password protection
Assistant
Menu that easily leads you through your analysis
Helps you choose the right tool using an interactive decision tree
Includes guidelines to ensure your analysis is successful
Uses a simplified interface that is easy to understand
Provides interpretation of your output
Creates comprehensive reports for presenting results
Basic Statistics
Descriptive statistics
One-sample Z test
One- and two-sample t-tests, paired t-test
One and two proportions tests
One- and two-sample Poisson rate tests
One and two variances test
Correlation and covariance
Normality test
Goodness-of-fit test for Poisson
Graphics
State-of-the-art graphics engine
Pictorial galleries simplify graph creation
Interactively edit attributes (axes, labels, etc.)
Recreate custom graphs with new data
Easily place multiple graphs on one page
Display data for different variables or groups in panels
Information display tools: tooltips, crosshairs, plant flags
Graphs can update as data change
Built-in graphs available with a single click
Scatterplots, matrix plots, boxplots, dotplots, histograms, charts, time series plots, etc.
Line plots
Contour and rotating 3D plots
Probability and probability distribution plots
Numerous special-purpose graphs
OLE to edit Minitab graphs in other applications
Graph brushing to explore points of interest
Export: TIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, EMF
Regression Analysis
Linear regression
Nonlinear regression
Orthogonal regression
Binary, ordinal and nominal logistic regression
Partial least squares (PLS)
Stepwise and best subsets
Residual plots
Easily create indicator variables
Confidence and prediction intervals
Analysis of Variance
ANOVA
General linear model (GLM)
Unbalanced nested designs
MANOVA
Fully nested designs
Analysis of means
Multiple comparisons
Residual, main effects, and interaction plots
Design of Experiments
Two-level factorial designs
Split-plot designs
General factorial designs
Plackett-Burman designs
Response surface designs
Mixture designs
D-optimal and distance-based designs
Taguchi designs
User-specified designs
Analyze variability for factorial designs
Response prediction
Botched runs
Response optimization
Plots: residual, main effects, interaction, cube, contour, surface, wireframe
Effects plots: normal, half-normal, Pareto
Statistical Process Control
Run chart
Pareto chart
Cause-and-effect (fishbone) diagram
Variables control charts: XBar, R, S, XBar-R, XBar-S, I, MR, I-MR, I-MR-R/S, zone, Z-MR
Attributes control charts: P, NP, C, U
Time-weighted control charts: MA, EWMA, CUSUM
Multivariate control charts: T-squared, generalized variance, MEWMA
Custom tests for special causes
Historical/shift-in-process charts
Individual distribution identification
Box-Cox transformation
Johnson transformation
Process capability: normal, non-normal, attribute, batch
Process capability for multiple variables
Process Capability Sixpack™
Multi-Vari chart
Symmetry plot
Acceptance sampling and OC curves
Tolerance intervals
Measurement Systems Analysis
Data collection worksheet generator
Gage R&R Crossed: ANOVA and Xbar-R methods
Gage R&R Nested
Gage R&R for more than two variables
Misclassification probabilities
Gage run chart
Gage linearity and bias
Type 1 Gage Study (single part)
Attribute Gage Study – AIAG analytic method
Attribute agreement analysis
Reliability/Survival Analysis
Parametric and nonparametric distribution analysis
Goodness-of-fit measures
ML and least squares estimates
Exact failure, right-, left-, and interval-censored data
Accelerated life testing
Regression with life data
Reliability test plans
Threshold parameter distributions
Analysis of repairable systems
Analysis of multiple failure modes
Probit analysis
Weibayes analysis
Hypothesis tests on distribution parameters
Plots: distribution, probability, hazard, survival
Warranty analysis
Multivariate Analysis
Principal components analysis
Factor analysis
Discriminant analysis
Cluster analysis
Correspondence analysis
Item analysis and Cronbach’s alpha
Time Series and Forecasting
Time series plots
Trend analysis
Decomposition
Moving average
Exponential smoothing
Winters’ method
Auto-, partial auto-, and cross correlation functions
ARIMA
Nonparametrics
Sign test
Wilcoxon test
Mann-Whitney test
Kruskal-Wallis test
Mood’s median test
Friedman test
Runs test
Tables
Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and other tests
Chi-square goodness-of-fit test
Tally and cross tabulation
Power and Sample Size
Sample size for estimation
One-sample Z
One- and two-sample t
Paired t
One and two proportions
One- and two-sample Poisson rates
One and two variances
One-Way ANOVA
Two-level factorial design
Plackett-Burman and general full factorial designs
Power curves
Simulation and Distributions
Random number generator
Density, cumulative distribution, and inverse cumulative distribution functions
Random sampling
Macros and Customizability
Customizable menus and toolbars
Extensive preferences and user profiles
DMAIC Toolbar
Comprehensive command language
Powerful macro capability
COM-enabled automation
Statistical Exercises
Using MINITAB
CONTENTS
Task 1 - Opening an existing Minitab for Windows Worksheet
Task 2 - Running some simple statistics
Task 3 - Running a correlation
Task 4 - Creating a new variable (column)
Task 5 - Plotting a histogram
Task 6 - Producing a scatterplot
Task 7 - Performing a regression analysis
Task 8 - Plotting a regression line
Task 9 - Modifying data using ‘Code’
Task 10 - Copying part of data
Task 11 - Sorting data
Task 12 - Creating and storing constants
Task 13 - Erasing columns and constants
Task 14 - Ending a Minitab session
Running a Monte Carlo Simulation
Tumbling Dice and Birthdays: Understanding the Central Limit Theorem
Sweetening Statistics: What M&M's
Exhibit A: Minitab Balances the Scales of Justice
How to Make Statistics Your Friend
Normal Probability Plots and Tests for Normality
One Sample T-Test Using Minitab
The Two-Sample T-Test and Randomization Test
The Paired T-Test Using Minitab
Sample Size Determination for the Test of One Proportion
How To Analyze a Split-Plot Experiment
Modeling Non-Normal Data Using Statistical Software
Capability Analysis Using Minitab
Reduce Inspection Costs with Acceptance Sampling
