What is Minitab?
Minitab is a general purpose statistical system. It is a flexible and powerful tool especially for those who have no previous experience with computers. The commands used in Minitab tend to be simpler and more conversational than commands found in other software packages. Additionally, the commands generally correspond to the major steps taken to solve a statistical problem by hand. While Minitab was originally designed for students in introductory statistics courses, its use has expanded to a wide variety of research areas. Minitab now incorporates procedures for regression, multivariate analysis, nonparametric, and time series analysis.Using Minitab in the SSC Labs
- Econ 40 is using Minitab Version 7 for DOS. In the SSC labs, type "ECON40" to run it.
- SSC also has Minitab Version 8 for DOS. Type "MINITAB8" to run it.
- At the F:>prompt, type: MINITAB. Minitab will prompt you for a drive letter to store data created during the Minitab session. You may choose drive a or b where you could save the data onto your own disk. You are now in Minitab and should see a banner heading. Press the enter key and you will obtain the Minitab prompt MTB>
- Note: Minitab commands are entered at the MTB> prompt. Data is entered at the DATA> prompt. Data can be entered and edited using the Data Editor. If you need to enter lots of data and will do considerable editing, the Data Editor of Minitab is a more efficient tool. Otherwise, the data entry commands in this document should be adequate.
- To run the Windows version of MINITAB, at the F: prompt, type
"windows", go to the "Applications" group and double click on the minitab icon.
Minitab Support
- For more info, visit Minitab Inc.'s Web site at http://www.minitab.com/
- For any questions regarding the use of Minitab at SSC, please send us email at help@ssc.sscnet.ucla.edu.
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