Learning Minitab (2016)

Introduction

• Welcome
• Prepare for course
• Exercise files
• Challenges and solutions

1. Minitab Overview

• Screen tour
• Input and organize data

2. Display Graphs and Charts

• Bar charts
• Pareto charts
• Time series plots
• Scatterplots
• Variation plots
• Challenge: Display graphs and charts
• Solution: Display graphs and charts

3. Describe Data with Statistics

• Descriptive statistics
• Graphical summary
• Confidence intervals plots
• Challenge: Describe data with statistics
• Solution: Describe data with statistics

4. Inferences on Continuous Data

• Normality test
• Compare variances
• Compare means using student's t-tests
• Compare multiple means using ANOVA
• Compare medians with nonparametric tests
• Correlation with simple regression
• Multiple regression
• Challenge: Compare inferences on continuous data
• Solution: Compare inferences on continuous data

5. Inferences on Categorical Data

• Compare proportions
• Test for independence
• Challenge: Compare inferences on categorical data
• Solution: Compare inferences on categorical data

6. Save and Share Your Work

• Save worksheets and projects
• Share outputs

Conclusion

• Next steps