MinitabBasicOperation(1)

MinitabMaterial(1)DataEditDataEdit1.Stack2.Code3.Concatenate4.ChangeDataTypeWindow/ToolbarWindow/Toolbar1.Windows2.Toolbar3.ShortcutCalculateCalculate1.Calculator2.ColumnStatistic3.RowStatistic4.Standardize5.MakePatternedData6.MakeMeshData7.MakeIndicatorVariables8.RandomData–NormalWorksheetEditWorksheetEdit1.Subset2.Split3.Merge4.Sort5.Rank6.OthersContentWindows¾DefaultWindows:SessionWindowandDataWindowProjectManagerwindow¾MinimizedWindows:ProjectManagerWindowMinitabHasFourTypesofWindows:SessionWindow,DataWindow,ProjectManagerWindowandGraphWindowOutputInputHistoryWindows¾Windows‹ActiveWindowInactiveWindow‹MINITABHasatleastThreeWindowsOpenatAnyOneTime:–SessionWindow–DataWindow–ProjectManager‹TheseThreeWindowsAreInteractive–EnteringDataintheDataWindowDisplaysaSummaryoftheDataintheWorksheetSubfoldersintheProjectManager‹WhenYouExecuteaCommandfromOneoftheMenus–StatisticsAppearintheSessionWindow–AWrittenSummaryoftheCommandsAppearsintheHistoryFolderintheProjectManagerWindows–DataWindows¾DataWindowsWindows–Projects¾ProjectsRules‹ProjectsCanContainSomeorAlloftheFollowingElements:–DataWindows(1orMore)–Graphs–SessionWindow–ProjectManager‹ProjectsalsoRetain:–LastSettingsUsedinaDialogBox–PositionofallElementsintheProject‹Projects:–CannotBeOpenedintoOtherProjects–CannotBeOpenedUsingOpenWorksheetWindows–Worksheet¾WorksheetsRules‹WorksheetFiles(.MTW)Contain:–DataWindows(1)‹WorksheetCannot:–RetaintheLastSettingUsedintheDialogBox–RetainAnyWindowsexceptfortheDataWindow–BeOpenedbyProjectManager‹Projects:–MultipleWorksheetsAreManagedUsingtheWorksheetFolderintheProjectManager(Ctrl+D)Toolbar¾MinitabToolbarToolbar¾KeyToolbarsShortcut¾UsefulShortcutsShortcut¾ShortcutsTableWorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheets1,RemainRawData2,CollecttheDataYouWanttoAnotherAewWorksheet(s)forDataAnalysis3,Operation…•NameoftheNewWorksheet•SpecifyWhichRowstoInclude•SpecifyWhichRowstoExclude–RowsThatMatch:UseFormulatoScreenWhatYouWant.–BrushedRows:SelectthePointsYouWantfromaDiagraph.–RowsNumbers:WhichRow(s)YouWant?WorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPracticeStartwithaWorksheetWhichWereStoredalotofDataDataSubsetWorksheet…WorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByRowNumbers1,ConsideringWhatKindofDataYouWant…TheFirstEasyWayIstoSelecttheRowsDataSubsetWorksheet…•SpecifyWhichRowstoIncludeorExclude•SelectRowNumbers•KeyintheRowNumbersTip:SpaceandCommacanworkbetweennumbersWorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByRowNumbers2,InNEWWorksheet,Row11and12WereRemoved…WorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByBrushedRows1,ConsideringWhatKindofDataYouWant…FromaDiagraph,MaybeSomePointsYouDon’tWant…JustRemoveThemDataSubsetWorksheet…•SpecifyWhichRowstoIncludeorExclude•SelectBrushedRowsTip:ADiagraphisneededbeforethis…¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByBrushedRows2,CreateaDotplot,ThenYouCanSeeWhichPointsAreNotNORMAL.ToSelectThemUsingBrush…WorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByBrushedRows3,ComeBacktoStep1,ThenClickOK.InNEWWorksheet,theRowsYouSelectedWereRemovedorOnlyBeRemained.WorksheetsEdit–SubsetWorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByRowsThatMatch1,AHugeData,ButYouOnlyNeedThoseDataWhichCanMatchaCondition,Like500,=0.2,TestingFailed,Operator1etc…•SpecifyWhichRowstoIncludeorExclude•SelectRowsThatMatch•ClickCONDITIONWorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByRowsThatMatch2,SetTheCondition,Like“Fass-Fail”=“P”Tip:“”isimportantwhentouseaformulaWorksheetsEdit–Subset¾SubsetWorksheetsPractice–ByRowsThatMatch3,ClickOK,ThenAllPRowsWillBeRemainedWorksheetsEdit–Split¾SplitWorksheets1,RemainRawDataandCreateTwoorSomeNewWorksheetbyVARIABLE2,SoThatYouCanDoDataAnalysisforEachVariable3,Operation…DateSplitWorksheet…SelectVariableOKTip:Isittobeallowedtoselecttwovariablesormore?HowManyWorksheetsWillBe?WorksheetsEdit–MergeWorksheets¾MergeWorksheets1,TooManyTestersData?TooManyPeopleData?ButNeedtoCollectThemTogether!2,Operation…DateMergeWorksheets…SelecttheWorksheetOKThereAreTwoOptionsHere…ByColumnsandIncludeColumnsTip:OnlyONEWorksheetWasAllowedtoMergeOneTimeWorksheetsEdit–MergeWorksheets¾MergeWorksheetsPractice–ByIncludeColumns3,Option1ByIncludeColumns:theDefaultSettingIsThatAlltheColumnsWereIncludedforBothTowMergedWorksheets.YouCanSelectWhichColumn(s)WillNotBeShowninAnOutputWorksheet.WorksheetsEdit–MergeWorksheets¾MergeWorksheetsPractice–ByIncludeColumnsIntheNEWWorksheet,theColumnsSelectedWasNotShown.WorksheetsEdit–MergeWorksheets¾MergeWorksheetsPractice–ByColumns4,Option2ByColumns:theDefaultSettingIsThatAlltheColumnsWereIncludedforBothTowMergedWorksheets.YouCanSelectWhichColumn(s)WillNotBeShowninAnOutputWorksheet.WorksheetsEdit–MergeWorksheets¾MergeWorksheetsPractice–ByColumnsInNEWWorksheet,ItIsByPass-FailCategorytoMerge,SotheSAMEValueROWsAreAligned,“P”Is,“F”Not.Tip:IfNoaSameVariableforaColumn,WhatItWillBe?WorksheetsEdit–SortingandRank¾SortingDataSorting…1,SelectAllColumnsinto“SortColumns”2,Sortingby…ItIsSameasExcel3,StoretheOutputintoAnotherNewWorksheet(theNameCanBeSet)orOriginalOneWorksheetsEdit–SortingandRank¾RankDataRank…ONLYforOneColum