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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Page
Bar Charts 1
Pie Charts 1
Stem-and-Leaf Plots 1
Histograms 2
Time Plots 2
Dot Plots 2
Box Plots 2
Chapter 2
Scatterplots 4
Correlation 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Miscellaneous
• When you have column(s) of raw data, to determine how many and what percent fall into each of the categories:
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• To draw a histogram of a quantitative variable:
Alternatively, if you have the data in one column and the corresponding time (year, month, observation order etc.) in
another column:
• To draw a dotplot:
• To draw a box-plot:
• To create side-by-side box-plots to compare a quantitative response variable across categories of an explanatory
variable:
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2) In the dialog box, specify the response variable under Y and specify the categorical explanatory variable under
X.
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Describing Quantitative Variables Numerically
[The output from Stat > Basic Statistics > Display Descriptive Statistics includes the mean, the median, the elements of
the five-number summary (the median, the quartiles, and the minimum and maximum), and the standard deviation.]
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1) Use Calc > Random Data > Uniform.
2) In the dialog box, specify the number of observations by inputting n as the number of rows of data, and specify
the column(s) you want the data to be stored in, as well as the lower and upper endpoints. Click OK.
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Chapter 2
• To draw a scatterplot:
Correlation
To find a regression line and also have Minitab draw this line onto a scatterplot of the data, use Stat > Regression>
Fitted Line Plot. Specify the response variable (Y) and the predictor (X) in the dialog box.
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Chapter 3
1) Use Calc > Make Patterned Data > Simple Set of Numbers.
2) In the dialog box, specify a column for storing the ID numbers, and specify the first and last possible ID number
for the population.
Note: Items can be randomly selected from a column of names or data values, so it may not be necessary to assign ID
numbers to the units in the population in order to select a sample.
Chapter 5
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4) To find a percentile, select “Inverse Cumulative Probability” and also specify the cumulative probability for
the percentile in the box labeled “Input Constant.”
Note: it is not necessary to compute z-scores when using Minitab for determining normal curve probabilities.
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Chapter 7
Note: For both the 1-sample and Paired t, the Graphs button can be used to create visual displays of the data.
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3) Use the Options button to specify the alternative hypothesis.
Note: For both the 1-sample and Paired t, the Graphs button can be used to create visual displays of the data.
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The Two-Sample t Significance Test
• Note: The raw data for the response may be in one column (Samples), and the raw data for group categories
(Subscripts) may be in a second column. Or the raw data for the two independent groups may be in two
different columns (first and second).
Chapter 8
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Large-Sample Significance Test for a Population Proportion
1) The raw data for the response (Samples) may be in one column of the worksheet, and the raw data for group
categories (Subscripts) may be in a second column.
2) The raw data for the two independent groups may be in two different columns.
3) The data may already be summarized.
1) Use Stat > Basic Statistics > 2 Proportions. See note above for information about inputting data.
2) To specify the alternative hypothesis, use the Options button.
3) To compute the z-statistic described in this section, use Options, and then click “Use pooled estimate of p for
test.”
Chapter 9
To create a two-way table for two categorical variables starting with raw data:
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1) Use Stat > Tables > Cross Tabulation.
2) In the dialog box, specify the two columns containing the raw data as the “Classification variables:”, and then
choose any desired percents (row and/or column and/or total).
Miscellaneous
Click on the “Annotation” option in the dialog box and select “Title” and/or “Footnote.”
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