Learning Minitab

Course details

This course introduces and teaches how to use Minitab to draw graphs and charts, run descriptive statistics, and conduct inferential statistical tests for data-driven decision making. Data sets are provided for you to follow along step by step with instructor Dr. Richard Chua. This course introduces new users to the latest version of Minitab on the web and its useful and popular features, and also serves as a useful resource for existing users.

Learning objectives
Import and organize data; open, save, and share Minitab outputs, worksheets and projects.
Create graphs and charts such as bar graphs, heatmaps, pie charts, Pareto charts, time-series plots, stacked area graphs, scatter plots and bubble plots.
Calculate descriptive statistics and generate graphs displaying probability distributions, interval plots, individual value plots, dotplots, histograms and boxplots.
Make inferences on continuous data using statistical hypothesis tests—normality tests, comparing variances, comparing means with t-tests and ANOVA, nonparametric tests comparing medians, correlation, regression and multiple regression.
Make inferences on categorical data using statistical hypothesis tests—proportions tests and chi-square tests for independence.
Share findings with others using Minitab-generated reports and simple copy-and-paste techniques.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome to Minitab
02 - Exercise files

1. Minitab Overview

03 - Screen tour of Minitab
04 - How to input and organize data in Minitab
05 - Make patterned data in Minitab
06 - Creating random data in Minitab
07 - Challenge - Preparing worksheets
08 - Solution - Preparing worksheets

2. Data Visualization

09 - Creating bar charts in Minitab
10 - Creating bubble plots in Minitab
11 - Creating heatmaps in Minitab
12 - Creating pie charts in Minitab
13 - Creating Pareto charts in Minitab
14 - Creating scatterplots in Minitab
15 - Creating time series plots in Minitab
16 - Creating stacked area graphs in Minitab
17 - Challenge - Display graphs and charts
18 - Solution - Display graphs and charts

3. Displays of Variation

19 - Creating individual value plots in Minitab
20 - Creating dotplots in Minitab
21 - Creating histograms in Minitab
22 - Creating boxplots in Minitab
23 - Challenge - Displays of variation
24 - Solution - Displays of variation

4. Descriptive Statistics

25 - Calculating descriptive statistics using Minitab
26 - Generating graphical summaries of data
27 - Generating confidence interval plots in Minitab
28 - Challenge - Making inferences on continuous data
29 - Solution - Making inferences on continuous data

5. Inferential Statistics with Continuous Data

30 - Testing for normal distributions in Minitab
31 - Comparing variances in Minitab
32 - Comparing means using a student's t-tests in Minitab
33 - Comparing multiple means using ANOVA in Minitab
34 - Comparing medians using nonparametric tests in Minitab
35 - Correlation with simple regression using Minitab
36 - Multiple regression using Minitab
37 - Challenge - Making inferences on continuous data
38 - Solution - Making inferences on continuous data

6. Inferential Statistics Using Categorical Data

39 - Proportions tests using Minitab
40 - Contingency test for independence using Minitab
41 - Challenge - Making inferences on categorical data
42 - Solution - Making inferences on categorical data

7. Share and Save Your Work

43 - Sharing and saving outputs from Minitab

Conclusion

44 - Next steps and additional resources