Minitab Tutorial

Minitab Tutorial
Basic Commands and Data Entry
Graphical Tools
Descriptive Statistics

Outline
Minitab Basics

Basic Commands, Data Entry,

y and Organization
g
Minitab Project Files (*.mpj) vs. Worksheet Files (*.mtw)
Data Entry (entering data, copying/pasting from Excel)
Numerical Data vs. Categorical (Text) vs. Time/Date Data
Statistical Analysis (STAT MENU)
Tally Individual Values
Pareto Chart
Descriptive Statistics/Graphical Summary
Graphical Analysis (GRAPH MENU)
Histogram/Box
Hi t
/B Pl
Plot/Multiple
t/M lti l Box
B Pl
Plott
Time Series Plot
Edit Graphical Output
Data Set Manipulation
Subset and stratify data (Descriptive statistics by group)

Other Useful Tools:

See Appendix

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Minitab Project
(Example: Loan)

Session Window
Analysis Output

Main
Tools:
STAT
GRAPH

Worksheet
Data
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Loan Data Set

Keyy Output
p Variable:
Total Loan Time

Selected Input (X) Variables:

UW-Staff (Underwriter Staff)

Loan Value (Amount of Loan)
Issues-Loan
Issues
Loan (# of Issues/Defects per Loan)
Process Steps (See Excel File)
Issues by Defect Categories (See Excel)

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Appendix Minitab Tips

Quick and Easy
Functions of Minitab
Run Last
Tool

Project
Manager
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Worksheet Window
Column
C
l
Titl
Title
T = Text
D = Date

Data Direction

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Last Dialog Box

Hit Ctrl + E and yyou will g
get your
y
last Dialog
g Box open
p
Or Click on icon

located on the top bar

Save time!
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Top Icons

Scroll = Session Window

Worksheet

Information
Report Pad

Graphs

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Information on Data
Click on

Information icon

Calculator
Write the title Loan Time *2 under column C3
Go to Calc / Calculator

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Calculator
Minitab has

calculated the
Loan Time X 2 and
has put it on C3
Column

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Session Folder
Go to Session

Window/Project
Manager
Right click on the
output
Select Append to
R
Report
t

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Report Pad
Click on

Reportt
R
Pad icon

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Report Pad Export

To export
p
the

report pad to
Word
Right click
on the left
menu on
Report
p
Pad
Select Copy
to Word
Processor

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Tile Tool Graph Folder

Suppose you want to see

two or more graphs at the

same time
Go to Graph Folder
Select the graphs you want
to use
Right click on them
Select Tile

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Tile Tool

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Tile Tool
Lets do it again but select Tile with Worksheet

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Layout Tool
What if I want to have 2
or 3 or 4 graphs on just
one image?
Select the graphs you
want to have together
Right Click on them
Select
S l t L
Layoutt T
Tool
l

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Layout Tool
You
Y may also:
l
Re-arrange the

order of the graphs

Take graphs out
Put graphs in
Select how many
columns or rows

Once you have

what you want
click Finish

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Change
Data Type
Go to Data / Change
g Data
Type / Numeric to Text

Try typing
DC on the
next row
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Brush Tool
On a graph you see some outliers and you want to know which
data point they represent
Confirm that your graph has the green symbol on the top

On the top icon section, select icon Brush

Select the outliers

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Brush Tool
On the Data Worksheet
you will see them
highlighted with a Dot

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Minitab Assistant

For many tools,

mayy use the

Minitab Assistant
for pre-formatted
Analysis

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Minitab
Assistant
Minitab

A i t t
Assistant
Scatter Plot
Example

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