Minitab 15
Introduction
Minitab is simple to use for the beginning or occasional user, but also contains the depth and breadth of tools and guidance to satisfy even the most rigorous quality improvement projects.
Eager to reap the benefits of quality statistics in your organisation, but wary of learning new software? Minitab is so easy to use it's the popular choice among professionals and students alike whose focus is on solving problems, not learning to navigate another piece of software.
All Minitab commands are organised in a logical way that compliments textbooks and training manuals to match the way you learn and work. Straight forward dialogs produce clear, uncluttered results.
With detailed Help on every dialog box, a quick clarification or even an in-depth explanation is always a click away. And once you've performed your analysis, use StatGuide to explain the statistical terms, tables, and graphs in a practical, easy-to-understand manner.
Have a question about using Minitab? Users have unlimited access to Minitab's team of experienced statistical specialists. The online Minitab Customer Center makes it easy to log a technical support issue, register a product or update your contact information.
Minitab makes it easy to use data from outside sources and manages your work automatically so you can spend more time analysing your data – not struggling with it. Data sets in Excel, HTML spreadsheet, or even Notepad? It's easy to import (or copy and paste) data from any number of sources for quick analysis by Minitab.
Minitab's immense collection of dynamic graphs and graphics tools are second to none in the industry. Choose the graph you want to create through illustrated galleries. Adding this month's figures or correcting that data entry error? You can choose to update your graphs automatically as data changes or manually on a case-by-case basis.
Double-click the graph item you'd like to edit and you'll prompt item-specific editing dialogs—there's no wading through choices for the right item. Want to change the font size of a graph title? Just double-click it. Care to rescale a graph axis? Just double-click it. You can edit virtually everything on a Minitab graph, from the color of your data points to the fit on your scatterplot.
Create as many graphs, worksheets, or analyses as you like – Minitab's Project Manager will automatically organise them for you into a single, convenient project file. You can even use password protection to keep sensitive projects under wraps.
The Minitab data window offers many advanced features you already know how to use, like associating formulas with columns. Sophisticated yet simple data manipulation allows you to organise your data any way you like.