Columnscan be referred to by number (C1, C2, C3, and so on.) or by name such as “height” or “weight.”In the Minitab worksheet, constants are referenced by the letter K and a number (K1, K2,K3, and so on). In general, a column containsdata for one variable, and each row contains all the data for a subject or observation. Most of the Minitab commands address the columns. In addition, the worksheet may also include stored constants, K1, K2, K3,and so on. The columns can be viewedin the Data window. The columns, C1, C2, C3, and so on,correspond to the variables in your data, the rows to observations. Introduction to Minitab3The Minitab WorksheetThe Minitab worksheet is arranged by rows and columns. Additional windows such as graph windowsand dialog boxes may also appear as you use Minitab. When you first enter Minitab, the screen will appear as in the figure with atoolbar, a Session window, and a Data window. Manuals that come with the software as well as online help are availableto give you more information.Beginning and Ending a Minitab SessionTo start a Minitab session from the menu, selectStart h All Programs h MINITAB 15 English h MINITAB 15 EnglishTo exit Minitab, selectFile h Exitfrom the menu. If you are using a version other than Release 15, there may be some differences in1ĢIntroduction to Minitabthe menu interfaces. Session commands are listed in theAppendix. This book will illustrate menu commands in detail. In addition, all versions of Minitab allow you to type com‐mands.
Windows and Macintosh versions have menus thatallow you to choose commands.
Different versions may look slightly different on the screen and requiredifferent methods of executing commands. The numbering of exercises refers to exercises in BPS.Different Versions of MinitabThis book is based on a pre‐release version of Release 15 for Windows, the most recent versionof Minitab available. In this supplement, we willrefer to the textbook as BPS. Minitab will free you from mathematical calculations and allow you to concentratemore on the analysis of data and the interpretation of the results. Minitab can perform a wide variety of tasks,from the construction of graphical and numerical summaries for a set of data to the more com‐plicated statistical procedures and tests described in The Basic Practice of Statistics, by David S.Moore.
Packages such as Minitab allowthe computer to automate calculations and graphs. Today, computers have revolu‐tionized data analysis, which is a fundamental task of statistics. Introduction toMinitabWhat Minitab Will Do for YouBefore the widespread availability of powerful computers and prepackaged statistical software,tedious manual computations were routine in statistics courses.
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