Specify FHts in the Variables text box.Click on the Simple histogram (on the left).Specify FHts in the Variable text box (instead of typing itĭirectly, you may double-click on FHts in the box on the left).įor histogram( D), stemplot( E), and boxplot( F).Choose Statistics>Summary Statistics>Descriptive Statistics.StDev, Minimum, Q1, Median, Q3, and Maximum of female height

Note: It is possible to opt out of unwanted summaries by choosing Statistics from the middle of the upper box under Descriptive Statistics, and unchecking them.Įxample C: For sample size N, number of non-responses N*, Mean, 'MHts' and enter those data values in this column. Note that a height of ``5 foot 7' would be entered as 67, andĮxample B: To store male heights, name column C2 Type 64, Enter, 65, Enter, 61, Enter, and so Just click in the name cell for thisĬolumn, type FHts, and press the 'Enter' key. Of typing it directly, you may double-click on its name in the box on the left.Įxample A: Suppose we want to store heights, in inches, ofįemale class members into column C1Īnd name the column 'FHts'. Whenever a variable name is to be entered in a text box, instead To enter or change an observation in aĬell, we first make the cell active and then type the value.ĭirectly below each column label in the worksheet is a cell The active cell has the worksheet cursor inside it and aīlue rectangle around it. Rectangle occurring at the intersection of a column and a row isĬalled a cell. Positions within a column and are referred to as rows. The numbers at the left of the worksheet represent The column designations are displayed along the top of the STORING DATAĮach data set is stored in a column, designated by a Variable names begin with a capital letter. Menu instructions will be set in boldface type with theĮntries separated by pointers. In the instructions that follow, text to be typed will be The menu bar across the top contains the main menus: File, Edit,ĭata, Graph, Statistics, View, Window, and Help. Right-click to Delete or Export as PDF or HTML. The Navigator bar at the left enables you to access any of the summaries or graphs produced during your session. A worksheet is where we enter, name, view, and edit data. The Session window displaysīoth graphs and non-graphical output such as tables of statistics and character Minitab Basics MINITAB BASICS FOR THE MACĪfter starting MINITAB, you'll see a Session window aboveĪnd a worksheet below.

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