1Stat 217 – Minitab Basics Starting MinitabTo start Minitab, double click on the Minitab 15 icon on the desktop, or Click on Start, then All Programs, then Minitab Solutions then Minitab 15. You can also double click on a Minitab file and this will also launch Minitab. Minitab Features When you launch Minitab, you will see two windows, the Session window (top half) and the Data window (bottom half). The data window is like a spread sheet. Generally each column represents a variable and each row a different observational unit. You can type data directly into the Minitab columns. However, you can’t really manipulate the data there. To run commands, you can either type them into the Session window (at the MTB prompt, see below) or through the Minitab menus. Sometimes the output will appear in the Session window and sometimes it will appear in separate windows. MTB prompt Make sure you see the MTB> prompt in the session window. If you do not, you will need to click in the Session Window, and then choose Editor ¾ Enable Commands. This is something you will probably have to do each time you use Minitab. (To set this permanently, choose Tools > Options > Session Window > Submitting Commands and select Enable.) See the online tutorials for how to do this. Minitab file types - .mtw “worksheet” files store the Minitab worksheet - .mpj “project” files store worksheets, session window, and any graph windows you’ve created These files can only be read by Minitab, so you need to have Minitab installed on the machine before you will be able to open these files. Opening an existing Minitab file • From the course webpage (under the External Links in Blackboard or http://statweb.calpoly.edu/bchance/stat217/data/) Clicking on the file link should launch Minitab and display the data in the Data window. (You may need to configure your browser to recognize the .mtw extension.) You can also right click on the file and choose “Save (Link) Target As…” to save to your own computer or, if in the Studio, then click on the “My Computer” icon and select the appropriate USB drive. • From within Minitab: 1. Choose File ¾ Open Worksheet (6th option down) or File ¾ Open Project. 2. In the next window, either double click on the Desktop icon on the left or click on the down arrow at the top, to the right of the Data folder icon and then click on Desktop in the list. Then locate the folder containing the data file.Note: Yotoggle bemenu. Saving a1. ChoosE 2. In the • To samenuThisOR • To saselectan emyou uYou can Session w Copying• CopyCopy(e.g.,click,Text.OR • Save GraphPictu FormattIf you doadditionaWord, yoToolbar)Once thethe mousou can have etween worka Minitab file File ¾ SavEnter a name labs, you caave to your ou by clicking s opens a meave to the Det Desktop. Imail messageuse this machalso choose window intog graphs intoy and Paste: My Graph). Th the picture , select Show” the graph onh As. Use thure ¾ From Fting Minitabouble click oal edits (e.g.,ou should als, then movine graph is in se over one omultiple woksheets. Youle ve Project orinto the “Fian only save fown drive, ng on the dow enu. Click oesktop, next If you save ae to send it tohine. File ¾ Saveo a text file wo a Word fiMake sure thhen in Word,floating arouw Picture Tonto your diskhe menu to cFile. b Graphs inon the image , fixing up axso trim exceng the mouseWord, if youof the edge sorksheets opeu can selectr File ¾ Savle name” bofiles onto thext click Mywn arrow at th n My Compclick the Dea file to the Do yourself. Te Session Wiwhich can beile he graph is h use ctrl-V tund in ways oolbar) to mak: Make surechange the fin Word twice (eithexis labels) anss white spae to an edge u click once squares and den. Choose t different Me Current Wox and click te Desktop (ty Computer he top to theputer in that mesktop icon oDesktop, youThis file wil indow As toe opened in Whighlighted ato paste (or Eyou don’t wake sure the e the graph ifile type to JPer in Word ornd formattinace by selectiof the graphon the graphdragging theWindow in tMinitab workWorksheet (8the Save buttemporarily)icon on the le right of themenu. on the left oru should thenll not be on to save the ouWord. and then useEdit ¾ Pastewant it to), usText Wrappis highlightePEG (.jpg). r still in Minng (e.g., chaning the Croph image and h, you can ree mouse. (Sethe Minitab ksheets at th8th option dowtton. ) or onto youleft or use the Data folderr use the puln be able to the Desktop utput in the (ae ctrl-C to coe). If you havse the picturping style is “ed, then selecIn Word, chnitab), you cnge fill colorp tool (frodragging inwesize the imaee tutorial in menu bar tohe bottom ofwn). ur own drivehe pull-downr: l-down menattach this fithe next timactivated) opy (or Edit¾ve problems e toolbar (rig“In Line Witct File ¾ Savhoose Insert an also do r to white). Iom the Pictuward. age by placinBlackboard2o help f this e: n nu to file in me ¾ ght th ve ¾ In ure ng
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