INTRODUCTION FOR INTRODUCTION TO MINITAB AND BASIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
This Introduction to Minitab and basic statistical Analysis training course is a 2-day workshop, designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of Minitab and its tools.
At the end of this course attendees will be able to use Minitab to produce statistical analysis from data, use number of tools to establish current performance, determine the most appropriate tool for the data and area of analysis and interpret results from the Minitab outputs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The training will cover the following.
- Minitab available tools and functions
- Using Minitab for basic statistical analysis
- Understanding and visualizing data using Minitab.
- Analyzing data and Interpreting findings using Minitab.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Process Engineers, New product development Engineers/Scientist, Line leaders, QA executive.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
- The Minitab user interface
- Projects and worksheets
- Data types
- Open and examine a worksheet
Graphing Data
- Explore the data
- Examine relationships between two variables
- Arrange multiple graphs on one page
- Save a Minitab project
Analyzing Data
- Summarize the data
- Compare two or more means
- Use Minitab’s Project Manager
Generating a Report
- Use the Report Pad
- Save the report
- Copy the report to a word processor
- Send output to Microsoft PowerPoint
Preparing a Worksheet
- Get data from different sources
- Prepare the worksheet for analysis
Customizing Minitab
- Set options
- Create a custom toolbar
- Assign a shortcut key
- Restore Minitab’s default options
Introduction to Basic Statistics
- Types of Data
- Basic Concepts
- Data Types
- Quiz: Types of Data
Using Graphs to Analyze Data
- Basic Concepts
- Bar Charts and Pareto Charts
- Pie Charts
- Histograms
- Dot plots
- Individual Value Plots
- Boxplots
- Time Series Plots
- Quiz: Using Graphs to Analyze Data
- Exercise: Graphical Analysis
Using Statistics to Analyze Data
- Basic Concepts
- Mean and Median
- Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation
- Quiz: Using Statistics to Analyze Data
- Minitab Tools: Display Descriptive Statistics
- Exercise: Descriptive Statistics
Statistical Inference
- Introduction
- Learning Objectives
- Fundamentals of Statistical Inference
- Basic Concepts
- Random Samples
- Quiz: Fundamentals of Statistical Inference
Normal Distribution
- Basic Concepts
- Probabilities Associated with a Normal Distribution
- Probabilities Associated with the Sample Mean
- Quiz: Normal Distribution
- Minitab Tools: Cumulative Probabilities with a Normal Distribution
- Exercise: Probabilities and Normal Distributions
Confidence Intervals
- Introduction
- Learning Objectives
- Tests and Confidence Intervals
- Confidence Intervals
- Quiz: Tests and Confidence Intervals
The Closing
- Discussion on the Minitab and Statistical Analysis
- Further reading and knowledge base
- Assessment
- Q & A session
The End