INTRODUCTION FOR MINITAB
Minitab is the leading statistical software package used for quality improvement worldwide. It removes much of the pain associated with analyzing data and using statistical tools.
This workshop gives a very practical introduction to the participants.
COURSE FORMAT
This highly participatory two-day workshop programme includes extensive practical analysis exercises and all participants will be involved in extensive team work.
Relevant case studies will be used throughout the programme and participants will be expected to bring examples of customer analysis from their own organization.
Given the practical nature of this workshop-style programme, there is a maximum limit of twelve participants (minimum six).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, participants will understand the potential within Minitab to measure, both graphically and analytically, the processes within an organization.
WHO MUST ATTEND
This workshop programme is designed for:
- Those involved in the design, improvement or specification of products, processes or services
- Managers wishing to understand the benefits of having clear constructive measures within the business
- Team members involved in an improvement role
COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Minitab Software
2. Data in Minitab
- Data types
- Changing data types
- Workshop 1 – Data in Minitab
3. Minitab overview
- Opening worksheets & Worksheet folders
- Worksheet descriptions & Column descriptions
- Workshop 2 – Managing data files
Understanding and using the Minitab functions
4. Minitab’s functions – statistical and graphical
- Accessing the Stat Guide
- Minitab graphs – updating
- Displaying basic statistics
- Workshop 3 – Completing a first pass analysis
5 Minitab’s graphical functions
- Graphical summary
- Scatter plot
- Bar chart
- Individual Value Plot
- Histogram
- Boxplot
- Dotplot
- Normality Test
- P-value understanding significantly
- Workshop 4 – Analysing case study data sets
6 Minitab’s further analysis functions
- Variable Control Charts
- Attribute Control Charts
- Capability Study
- Hypothesis Testing – 1 Sample t, 2 Sample t, 1 Proportion & 2 Proportion
- Variance Testing – 1 sample & Multiple sample testing
