Minitab training for quality management

What is Minitab?

Minitab is statistical analysis software used to organise data, explore patterns and support business decisions. Users can prepare data, carry out analyses and interpret models and charts to investigate practical problems.

1. Data handling and calculations

Worksheet management

Create subsets, split worksheets, stack or unstack data, merge worksheets, transpose data, sort records and change data types.

Calculations

• Use Minitab’s predefined calculation functions.
• Calculate column and row statistics, including sum, mean, standard deviation, maximum, minimum, range, median, sum of squares, total count, nonmissing count and missing count.
• Standardise data columns.
• Create grouped data.
• Generate random data from selected distributions.
• Draw random samples from datasets.
• Calculate probabilities for statistical distributions.
• Work with matrices.

2. Statistical analysis and graphs

• Basic statistical tests.
• Regression analysis.
• Analysis of variance (ANOVA).
• Design of experiments (DOE).
• Control-chart analysis.
• Quality analysis tools.
• Reliability analysis.
• Multivariate analysis.
• Time-series analysis.
• Nonparametric tests.
• Equivalence tests.
• Power and sample-size calculations.

Create and interpret statistical graphs.

3. Training programmes

ITVC Global reviews your training needs and develops a programme that supports your objectives for using Minitab in quality management.

The basic modules are outlined below.

1. Minitab fundamentals — 2 days

• Importing and Formatting Data
• Bar Charts
• Histograms
• Boxplots
• Pareto Charts
• Scatterplots
• t-Tests
• Proportion Tests
• Tests for Equal Variance
• Power and Sample Size
• Correlation
• Simple Linear and Multiple Regression
• One-Way ANOVA
• Multi-Variable ANOVA

2. Minitab for quality control — 1 day

• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• Gage R&R
• Gage Linearity and Bias
• Attribute Agreement Analysis (AAA)
• SPC: Variables and Attribute Control Charts
• Capability Analyses