Introduction to minitab version 13

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INTRODUCTION TO
MINITAB VERSION 13
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Worksheet Conventions and Menu Structures
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Minitab Interoperability
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Graphic Capabilities
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Pareto
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Histogram
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Box Plot
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Scatter Plot
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Statistical Capabilities
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Capability Analysis
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Hypothesis Test
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Contingency Tables
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ANOVA
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Design of Experiments (DOE)
Minitab Training Agenda

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Worksheet Format and Structure
Session Window
Worksheet Data Window
Menu Bar
Tool Bar
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Text Column C1-T
(Designated by -T)
Numeric Column C3
(No Additional Designation)
Data Window Column Conventions
Date Column C2-D
(Designated by -D)
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Column Names
(Type, Date, Count & Amount
Entered Data for Data
Rows 1 through 4
Data Entry Arrow
Data Rows
Other Data Window Conventions
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Menu Bar - Menu Conventions
Hot Key Available
(Ctrl-S)
Submenu Available
(… at the end of
selection)
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Menu Bar - File Menu
Key Functions
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Worksheet File Management
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Save
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Print
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Data Import
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Menu Bar - Edit Menu
Key Functions
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Worksheet File Edits
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Select
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Delete
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Copy
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Paste
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Dynamic Links
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Menu Bar - Manip Menu
Key Functions
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Data Manipulation

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Subset/Split
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Sort
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Rank
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Row Data Manipulation
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Column Data Manipulation
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Menu Bar - Calc Menu
Key Functions
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Calculation Capabilities
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Column Calculations
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Column/Row Statistics
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Data Standardization
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Data Extraction
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Data Generation
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Menu Bar - Stat Menu
Key Functions
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Advanced Statistical Tools and Graphs

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Hypothesis Tests
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Regression
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Design of Experiments
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Control Charts
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Reliability Testing
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Menu Bar - Graph Menu
Key Functions
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Data Plotting Capabilities
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Scatter Plot
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Trend Plot
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Box Plot
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Contour/3 D plotting
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Dot Plots
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Probability Plots
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Stem & Leaf Plots
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Menu Bar - Data Window Editor Menu
Key Functions
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Advanced Edit and Display Options
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Data Brushing
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Column Settings
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Column Insertion/Moves
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Cell Insertion
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Worksheet Settings
Note: The Editor Selection is Context
Sensitive. Menu selections will vary for:
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Data Window
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Graph
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Session Window
Depending on which is selected.
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Menu Bar - Session Window Editor Menu
Key Functions
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Advanced Edit and Display Options
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Font

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Connectivity Settings
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Menu Bar - Graph Window Editor Menu
Key Functions
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Advanced Edit and Display Options
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Brushing
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Graph Manipulation
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Colors
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Orientation
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Font
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Menu Bar - Window Menu
Key Functions
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Advanced Window Display Options
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Window Management/Display
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Toolbar Manipulation/Display
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Menu Bar - Help Menu
Key Functions
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Help and Tutorials
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Subject Searches
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Statguide
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Multiple Tutorials
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Minitab on the Web
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MINITAB
INTEROPERABILITY
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Minitab Interoperability
Excel
Minitab
PowerPoint
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Starting with Excel
Load file “Sample 1”
in Excel….
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Starting with Excel
The data is now
loaded into Excel….
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Starting with Excel
Highlight and
Copy the Data….
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Move to Minitab
Open Minitab and
select the column
you want to paste
the data into….
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Move to Minitab
Select Paste from the menu and
the data will be inserted into
the Minitab Worksheet….
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Use Minitab to do the Analysis
Lets say that we would like to
test correlation between the
Predicted Workload and the
actual workload….
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Select Stat… Regression….
Fitted Line Plot…