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C3 (Arrival ) :

C4 (Days) :

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3 Sample Data , Meet Minitab, ShippingData.MTW.

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5 One Y, With Groups, OK.

6 Graph variables,

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Center.

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Western Central Eastern

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Eastern 4.452
Western 2.981

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Days.

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panels, Center.
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X variables,
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Variables
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panels, Center.
6 OK

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delivery time and distance from shipping

center
4 OK

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nonmissing, N missing
10 N total
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Descriptive Statistics Statistics

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Descriptive Statistics: Days

Results for Center = Central
Variable
Days

Status
Back order
Late
On time

Total
Count
6
6
93

Mean
*
6.431
3.826

SE Mean
*
0.157
0.119

StDev
*
0.385
1.149

Minimum
*
6.078
1.267

Maximum
*
7.070
5.983

Mean
*
6.678
4.234

SE Mean
*
0.180
0.112

StDev
*
0.541
1.077

Minimum
*
6.254
1.860

Maximum
*
7.748
5.953

Mean
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2.981

SE Mean
*
0.108

StDev
*
1.090

Minimum
*
0.871

Maximum
*
5.681

Results for Center = Eastern

Variable
Days

Status
Back order
Late
On time

Total
Count
8
9
92

Results for Center = Western

Variable
Days

Status
Back order
On time

Total
Count
3
102

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9
Central 6
6
Western 3

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Factor, Center

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One-way ANOVA: Days versus Center

Source
Center
Error
Total

DF
2
299
301

S = 1.209

SS
114.63
437.28
551.92

Level
Central
Eastern
Western

MS
57.32
1.46

R-Sq = 20.77%

N
99
101
102

Mean
3.984
4.452
2.981

F
39.19

P
0.000

R-Sq(adj) = 20.24%

StDev
1.280
1.252
1.090

Individual 95% CIs For Mean Based on

Pooled StDev
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(----*----)
(----*---)
-----+---------+---------+---------+---3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50

Pooled StDev = 1.209

Grouping Information Using Tukey Method
Center
Eastern
Central
Western

N
101
99
102

Mean
4.452
3.984
2.981

Grouping
A
B
C

Means that do not share a letter are significantly different.

Tukey 95% Simultaneous Confidence Intervals

All Pairwise Comparisons among Levels of Center
Individual confidence level = 98.01%
Center = Central subtracted from:
Center
Eastern
Western

Lower
0.068
-1.402

Center
0.468
-1.003

Upper
0.868
-0.603

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(---*---)
(---*---)
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-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0

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Center
Western

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-1.868

Center
-1.471

Upper
-1.073

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0.0
1.0
2.0

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p-value (-level),

ANOVA p-value (0.000)

() 0.05 95%

Tukey

Tukey

Central Eastern
Western
Eastern Western

Tukey 0.068 0.868

Eastern
Central 0.068 0.868 0
2

Eastern
Central

0 Western
2.981

32

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 (ANOVA)

Individual value plot Boxplot

Boxplot Eastern (outlier)
*
residual plots

Meet Minitab

Normality probability plot -

(residual)

Histogram of the residuals - ,

,
Residuals versus the fitted values - ,

Residuals versus order -

33

(ANOVA)

residual plot 4 1

Minitab residual plots residual versus

()

StatGuide

1
Tukey StatGuide
Minitab Session
1 Session One-way ANOVA
2

3 Tukey

() Tukeys method
4 ,

ANOVA

5 StatGuide,
StatGuide, StatGuide 117

Minitab
1 File Save Project As
2
3 File name, My_Stats.MPJ
4 Save

34

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 (Project Manager) Minitab

(Project Manager)
Minitab
Session
, Minitab

1 ,

[Ctrl]+[I]

Session

, 123

Session

ANOVA
Session , Session
1

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35

(Project Manager) Minitab

2 One-way ANOVA: Days versus Center

Session One-way ANOVA

Boxplot
1

2 , Boxplot of Days by Center

Boxplot

36

Meet Minitab

Western

(control chart) (capability
analysis) Western

Meet Minitab

37

38

Meet Minitab

(control chart), 41

, 42

, 44

(subgroup), 46

, 46

(capability analysis), 48

(specification)
Minitab

(control charts), (quality planning tools),

(measurement system analysis),
Meet Minitab

39

(process capability analysis),

(reliability/survival analysis)

Minitab

Minitab

(Normal),(Exponential),
(Weibull),(Gamma),(Poisson)(Binomial)

Western

()

Minitab (subgroup
mean),(individual value),(weighted statistic)
(number of defects)

40

(UCL) 3

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(LCL) 3

Minitab,
,
(stage)
Minitab, Control Charts Minitab

Minitab
(Automotive Industry Action Group: AIAG)

1 : 1 > 3

2 : 9 ()

3 : 6

AIAG 7
2 3

1 Tools

Options Control
Charts and Quality Tools
Tests
2 3

3 K

2 7
4 K

3 7

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41

5 OK
,
Minitab 107

X
S

10 20
X
S

X S 9
1 , File New, Minitab Project

OK Minitab
2 File Open Project
3 C:\Program Files\Minitab\Minitab 16\English\Sample Data\Meet Minitab

( Minitab )
4 Quality.MPJ Open
5 Stat Control Charts Variables Charts for Subgroups Xbar-S

6 All observations for a chart are

in one column,
Days
7 Subgroup sizes,

Date

42

Meet Minitab

8 Xbar-S Options, Tests

(
41)

Parameters,Estimate,Display Storage
Stage,
Tests, S Limits Box-cox

9 OK

X
S

Meet Minitab

Western

() (X)
2.98 (S) 0.629

43

( Stem and Leaf)
X S Western
3/23/2009

C1 C2
1 Data
2 C1 [End]

3 3/23/2009 201-210
a 3/23/2009 201 C1
b 3/23/2009

(autofill)
[Ctrl]
(+) 210
[Ctrl]
(++)

4 C2 201

3.60 2.40 2.80 3.21 2.40 2.75 2.79 3.40 2.58 2.50

44

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[Enter]

1 X S Update Graph Now

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45

X S (X = 2.978) (S
= 0.6207)

1 Tools Options Graphics Other Graphics Options

2 On creation, set graph to update automatically when data change

Minitab

9
1 9

46

9 3.369
3.33 (80
) Western
X

Meet Minitab

1 X (

), Add Reference Lines

2 Show reference lines at Y values,

3.33
3 OK

(X) Western
3.33 9
(> 3.33)

(specification)

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47

Minitab

Minitab
(normal) (exponential),(weibull),
(gamma),(poison) (binomial)
, Process Capability Minitab

3.33 (USL) 6 ( 6
),(LSL)
(normal capability
analysis)
1 Stat Quality Tools

Capability Analysis Normal

2 Data are arranged as,

Single column Days

3 Subgroup size,

Date
4 Upper spec, 6

48

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5 Options Target (adds Cpm to

table), 3.33
Minitab

6 OK

1.33 ()
Western

Cpm((USL-LSL) square root

) 1.22
X

3.33
capability analysis
StatGuide

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49

Minitab
1 File Save Project As
2
3 File name, My_Quality.MPJ
4 Save

Western

Western

50

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Minitab, 51

, 53

, 55

, 57

(main effect)
(interactiion effect), 60

(Design of experiments:DOE)

(response)
(run)

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51

Minitab 4 (factorial), response surface,

mixture Taguchi Minitab ,
,
Minitab

Minitab


Minitab

Minitab
DOE Minitab :

Western
2

(order processing system) (packing)
Western

, DOE Minitab

52

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Minitab

Minitab Minitab

2
(ordering processing system) (packing)

1 , File New, Minitab Project

OK, Minitab
2 Stat DOE Factorial Create

Factorial Design

Minitab,
Display Available Designs Designs

Designs
3 Display Available Designs

Minitab
(runs)
Display
Available Designs
4 OK
5 Type of Design, 2-level

factorial (default generators)

6 Number of factors, 2

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53

7 Designs

2
Full
factorial 4 (runs)
2 (level) 2
(factor) 22 ( 4)
(possible factor
combinations)
8 Number of replicates for corner points, 3
9 OK

Minitab


Minitab (low) (-1) (high)(+1)
1 Factors
2 Name

a Factor A, OrderSystem Name, New Low, Current High.

Type, Text.
b Factor B, Pack Name, A Low, B High

Type, Text.
3 OK

54

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Minitab
Taguchi


(error)
(base)

1 Options
2 Base for random data generator, 9
3 Store design in

worksheet OK

Minitab
Data
DOE.MTW
Meet Minitab (response)

1 Window Worksheet 1

RunOrder (C2)
StdOrder RunOrder
Meet Minitab

55

Center points Block Minitab

C3 C4 1, C5
C6 OrderSystem Pack Factors
Stat DOE Display Design
(coded)
(uncoded)
, Stat DOE Modify Design
Data

(response)

14.72 9.62 13.81 7.97 12.52 13.78 14.64 9.41 13.89 13.89 12.57 14.06

1 Data C7 Hours
2

Hours

File Print Worksheet Print Grid Lines

56

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, Minitab

DOE Factorial Analyze Factorial Design Factorial Plots

1 Stat DOE Factorial

Analyze Factorial Design

2 Responses Hours

(response)

3 Terms A:

OrderSystem, B: Pack AB
Selected Terms

Terms
(term)

block
center point
4 OK

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57

5 Graphs
6 Effects Plots, Normal

Pareto
(Effects plots)

residual plots

7 OK

Session

Session
Session

Factorial Fit: Hours versus OrderSystem, Pack

Estimated Effects and Coefficients for Hours (coded units)
Term
Constant
OrderSystem
Pack
OrderSystem*Pack
S = 0.668069
R-Sq = 93.79%

Effect
3.097
-2.320
1.730

Coef
12.573
1.548
-1.160
0.865

SE Coef
0.1929
0.1929
0.1929
0.1929

PRESS = 8.0337
R-Sq(pred) = 86.02%

T
65.20
8.03
-6.01
4.49

P
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.002

R-Sq(adj) = 91.46%

Analysis of Variance for Hours (coded units)

Source
Main Effects
OrderSystem
Pack
2-Way Interactions
OrderSystem*Pack
Residual Error
Pure Error
Total

58

DF
2
1
1
1
1
8
8
11

Seq SS
44.9152
28.7680
16.1472
8.9787
8.9787
3.5705
3.5705
57.4645

Adj SS
44.9152
28.7680
16.1472
8.9787
8.9787
3.5705
3.5705

Adj MS
22.4576
28.7680
16.1472
8.9787
8.9787
0.4463
0.4463

F
50.32
64.46
36.18
20.12
20.12

P
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.002
0.002

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Estimated Coefficients for Hours using data in uncoded units

Term
Constant
OrderSystem
Pack
OrderSystem*Pack

Coef
12.5733
1.54833
-1.16000
0.865000

(main effect)
(two-way interaction) p-value Estimated Effects Coefficients
(=0.05)
(OrderSystem) (Pack)
(OrderSystem*Pack)
p-value 0.05

normality probability Standardized

, Hours
1 normality

probability Window
Effects Plot for Hours.
(term)

OrderSystem
(A), Pack (B), and
OrderSystem*Pack (A*B)

(a =
0.05).

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59

2 ,

Window Effects Plot for

Hours
Minitab

(term)

0.05
OrderSystem (A), Pack (B) and OrderSystem*Pack (A*B)
(a = 0.05).

Minitab
(main
effect)(interaction effect)
1 Stat DOE Factorial Factorial Plots
2 Main Effects Plot, Setup

60

Meet Minitab

3 Responses,

Hours
4
a A:OrderSystem

Available

(factor) A:OrderSystem
Selected
b (factor) B:Pack Selected OK
5 Interaction Plot, Setup
6 3 4
7 OK

A
B "Main Effect"
1 Window Main Effects Plot for Hours

(main effect)

(Hours)

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61

(Hours)
(Hours) A
B

(New) (Current)

B A

(interaction effect)
(main
effect)
(interaction effect)

2 Window Interaction Plot for Hours

( Y)
(Hours)
A

(OrderSystem)

( X)
(Pack)

(interaction effect)

62

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B ( 9 ) A
( 14.5 )

Western
B

1 File Save Project As

2
3 File name, My_DOE.MPJ
4 Save

Western B

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64

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Session

Session 66

Session 67

Session Command Line Editor, 70

Exec 72

Session Session

PLOT, CHART SORT
(columns), (constants) (matrices)
Session :

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Session Command Line Editor

History Command Line Editor (, Minitab
Session History )

65

Session

Exec
Session

Session

Session

Western
4,

Session
Session, Help Help, Session Commands
References

Session
Session
Session Minitab
Session

Session

1 File New, Minitab Project

OK Minitab
2 File Open Worksheet
3 Look in Minitab Sample Data folder,
4 Sample Data Meet Minitab, SessionCommands.MTW

Open
5 Session

66

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 Session

Session

6 Editor Enable Commands Session

Session Session

1 Tools Options Session Window Submitting Commands

2 Command Language, Enable

Session

Session Session

Session Session
Session

Session

4,

( 6 ) Stat Quality
Tools Capability Analysis Normal 2

Western

Session
Session
1 Session, MTB > , :
CAPABILITY 'Days' 'Date';

2 [Enter]
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67

Session

;
MTB > SUBC>,

3 SUBC> , :
USPEC 6;

4 [Enter]
5 SUBC> , :
TARGET 3.33.

.
6 [Enter]

68

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 Session

Session

Minitab

Session Help
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Commands References Notation for session commands Session
Minitab

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69

Minitab Session
History
Edit Command Line Editor
Session
History History Command Line Editor

History

1 Window Project Manager

2 History

History

Session

Session Minitab

Session
Session History Command
Line Editor

Session

CAPABILITY
'Days' 'Date';

70

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Session

[Shift] TARGET

3.33

2 Edit Command Line

Editor
3 Submit Commands

Minitab Session


Session

Editor Copy Command Language, (clipboard)

Editor Duplicate Graph, Session History

Copy Command Language Duplicate Graph, Editor menu

Graph window Minitab

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71

Exec

Exec
Exec Minitab
Session
Exec Exec
History Command Line Editor
Exec
Exec Help Help,
Macros References

Exec

History

Exec Exec

1 Window Project Manager

2 History
3 Session CAPABILITY 'Days'
'Date';, [Shift] TARGET 3.33

Save As
5

6 File name, ShippingGraphs

7 Save as type, Exec Files (*.MTB) Save

Exec
1 File Other Files Run an Exec
2 Select File

72

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Session
3 ShippingGraphs.MTB, Open

Minitab Exec
Exec ()
Minitab
Western Exec Central
Eastern
Exec Exec
Notepad

Minitab
1 File Save Project As
2 File name, My_SessionCommands.MPJ
3 Save

Session

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74

Meet Minitab

ReportPad, 76

Session ReportPad, 78

ReportPad, 79

, 80

ReportPad Word, 81

, 82

Session Microsoft PowerPoint, 84

Minitab

Meet Minitab

ReportPad (Project Manager) Minitab

Word ReportPad
Word
75

ReportPad

(embedded graph editor)

Word PowerPoint, Session

Word PowerPoint

,
Session

ReportPad
Meet Minitab,

Minitab ReportPad
ReportPad ( Notepad)

RTF(rich text) HTML()

ReportPad :

ReportPad

ReportPad Session,
Append to Report
ReportPad Minitab
2, , ReportPad
1 , File New, Minitab Project

OK Minitab
76

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 ReportPad

2 File Open Project

3 C:\Program Files\Minitab\Minitab 16\English\Sample Data\Meet Minitab

( Minitab )
4 Reports.MPJ Open
5 Window Histogram of Days
6 Append Graph to Report

7 Window Project Manager

8 ReportPad ReportPad

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77

ReportPad

Session
ReportPad

Session ReportPad, 3, ,
3 Session 3 ReportPad
1 Window Session
2 Session Results for Center = Central

Append Section to Report

()

Append
Section to Report

Central
ReportPad

3 Results for Center = Eastern Results for Center

= Western

4 Window Project Manager, ReportPad

(maximize)

78

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 ReportPad

Session ReportPad:

1 Session
2 Session
3 Append Selected Lines to Report

ReportPad

Minitab
1 (Minitab Project Report) Report on Shipping Data

[Enter]
2 Report on Shipping Data, Histogram of delivery time by center
3 Histogram of delivery time

by center
Font
4 Font, Arial. Font style,

Regular. Size, 11. Color,

Maroon
5 OK

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79

Minitab
ReportPad
Session ReportPad
ReportPad,

ReportPad ( Session ) Rich Text

(RTF) (HTML)

RTF

80

RTF

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 Word

1 ,

ReportPad Save
Report As
2

3 File name,

ShippingReport
4 Save as type, Rich Text Format (*.RTF). Save

Word
Word ReportPad

ReportPad, Word

ReportPad Word

Word, ReportPad Word

ReportPad
Word ReportPad Word
ReportPad
Session Word Session
Send Section To Microsoft Word Send Graph to Microsoft Word

Word

1 , ReportPad
2 Copy to Word Processor
3 File name, Shipping Report

RTF

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81

4 Save

Minitab Word RTF

Minitab Word

Word

Minitab

Minitab

Word

, Minitab
1 Word

Minitab

82

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Minitab
2
3 Fill Pattern, Custom
4 Type,

5 Borders and Fill Lines, Custom

6 Type, None OK
7

, Embedded graph editor

Minitab

Minitab
1 Minitab File Save Project As
2 File name, My_Reports.MPJ
3 Save

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83

PowerPoint

PowerPoint
Session Word
PowerPoint
PowerPoint

PowerPoint

1 Window Histogram of Days

2 Send Graph to Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint

3 Minitab Window Session

4 Session Results for Center = Central

Send Section to Microsoft PowerPoint

5 4 Results for Center = Eastern Results for
Center = Western

84

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PowerPoint
PowerPoint

Session Word PowerPoint

1 Session
2 Session
3 Send Selected Lines to Microsoft Word Send Selected Lines to Microsoft PowerPoint
Word PowerPoint

Minitab
Minitab

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85

86

Meet Minitab

Meet Minitab

, 89

(excel) Minitab 89

(text), 91

, 92

(missing), 94

(stack), 94

(code), 95

, 96

, 96

(calculator), 96

87

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Minitab Minitab :

Minitab

Minitab

(excel)(text)

Minitab

,
,
Minitab ShippingData.MTW
2 3

Meet Minitab ShippingData.MTW

3
3

88

Eastern - Minitab

Central - (excel)

Meet Minitab

Western - (text)

3
Minitab

Eastern Minitab
1 File New, Minitab Project

OK Minitab
2 File Open Worksheet
3 Look in Minitab Sample Data folder
4 Sample Data Meet Minitab, Eastern.MTW Open
Minitab Files of type Open Worksheet

(excel)

Central
Central Eastern
(excel) Minitab
1 File Open

Worksheet
2 Files of type, Excel

(*.xls; *.xlsx)
3 Central.XLS
4 Choose Merge.
5 Open

Meet Minitab

89

Minitab Minitab
C5-C8
Minitab

Minitab ,
Merge Worksheets Minitab

90

Meet Minitab

(text)

Western
(text) Notepad WordPad
Western Eastern Central,
(text) Minitab
1 File Open Worksheet
2 Files of type, Text (*.txt)
3 Western.TXT
4 Merge
5 Open

Merge Minitab Minitab

C5-C8
Merge, Minitab

(text) Minitab Preview Open Worksheet

(text) Minitab
(text) Text files
Minitab

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91

Minitab Data menu Minitab

(missing)
1

92

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[I]

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Eastern (C1-C4) 109

Central (C5-C8) 105
Western C10 104
105
2

Project Manager Toolbar

Minitab

Meet Minitab

C10
(missing)

(text)
(excel)
Minitab

(numeric)
(date/time)

(*)

Minitab

C10

93

(*)
1 Editor Go

To
2 Enter column number or name, C10
3 Enter row number, 105 OK
4 (*) 105 C10 [Enter]

Minitab

1 Data Stack Blocks of

Columns
2 , Order, Arrival,

Status, Distance Select

Stack two or
more blocks of columns on top of each
other
3 2 Order,

Arrival, Status Distance

Central Western
4 Store stacked data in, New worksheet. Name,

My_ShippingData
5 Use variable names in subscript column
6 OK
94

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C1 Order
( Eastern) Order_1 ( Central) Order_2 ( Western)

1 Data Code Text to Text

2 Code data from columns,

Subscripts
3 Store coded data in columns,

Subscripts
4 Original values,

Order New,
Eastern
5 Original values, Order_1 New,

Central
6 Original values, Order_2 New,

Western

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95

7 OK

Eastern Central Western

1
2 C1 Subscripts, Center, [Enter]
3

C2 Order

C3 Arrival

C4 Status

C5 Distance

Minitab

Days Arrival Status

1 C4
2 Insert Columns
3 C4 Days, [Enter]

Minitab Minitab
(constant)

Days
96

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1 Calc Calculator
2 Store result in variable,

Days
3 Expression, Arrival Order
4 Assign as a formula
5 OK
Formulas Minitab,
Calculator
Minitab
Editor Formulas Assign Formula To
Column

Days

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97

Central
Minitab Days

127 3/6/2009 3/7/2009

1 127 ,

3/6/2009 3/7/2009
2 [Enter]

Minitab Days 2.98125 3.98125

Editor Formulas Calculate All Formulas

Automatically Editor
Formulas Calculate All Formulas Now
Calculate All Formulas
Automatically

98

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Minitab
1 File Save Current

Worksheet As
2

3 File name,

My_ShippingData
4 Save as type, Minitab
5 Save

Minitab
Minitab

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99

100

Meet Minitab

Minitab

(default), 102

, 104

, 105

(short keys)

(default)(manage profile), 108

Minitab

Tools Options :

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(,)
101

Session

Tools Customize :

Minitab

,
Tools Options Tools Customize Minitab

Minitab
Session

Tools Options

, (default)
Minitab 107

,
1 File New, Minitab Project

OK Minitab
102

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Minitab
2 File Open Worksheet
3 Look in Minitab Sample Data folder,
4 Sample Data Meet Minitab, ShippingData.MTW

Open
5 Tools

Options Graphics
Annotation My
Footnote
6 Information

to include in my footnote,
Worksheet name
Date the graph was
last modified
7 Custom text,

Shipping center
efficiency OK
Minitab

1 Graph Histogram
2 With Fit and Groups, OK
3 Graph variables, Days
4 Categorical variables for grouping (0-3), Center
5 OK

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103

Minitab Tools Customize

Customize

1 Tools Customize
2 Toolbars
3 New
4 Toolbar Name, Shipping Data

OK

104

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Minitab

Shipping Data

Toolbars,

Graph Histogram
Graph Scatterplot,
1

2 Commands
3 Categories, Graph
4 Commands, Histogram

Categories
Minitab

Commands
5 Histogram

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6 Commands, Scatterplot
7 Scatterplot

8 Close

Tools Customize,
Customize Minitab

Minitab [Ctrl]+[C], [Ctrl]+[V]

[Ctrl]+[S]

Tools Customize Keyboard

1 Tools Customize
2 Keyboard
3 Category, Graph

Category

Commands
4 Commands, Histogram
5 Press New Shortcut Key

106

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Minitab

6 [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[H]

Press New Shortcut Key,

Assigned to

[Unassigned]

7 Assign Current Keys

8 Close

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[H]
Minitab Help Keyboard Map Shortcut keys
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Minitab
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/
( )
Tools Manage Profiles

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Manage Profiles Minitab

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107

1 Tools Manage Profiles

2

MyProfile Active profiles Available profiles

3 MyProfile Available profiles, ShippingCenterAnalysis

4 OK

Minitab

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Minitab

Restore Minitab Defaults English English Minitab 16

Minitab
1 File Save Project As
2
3 File name, My_Customize.MPJ
4 Save

Minitab StatGuide

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110

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Session
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(text file)

Minitab 16

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www.minitab.com

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