Steps
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Enter Data
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The First Variable
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Alternative to entering the first variable: Copy & Paste
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Run Descriptive Statistics
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Choose the Analysis
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Conduct a Histogram
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How to run a Regression Analysis
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Enter Data
- Start up the Minitab program
- Close the first alert window by clicking on the close button
- The following screen will be visible, this is Minitab’s worksheet and session space.
- A worksheet is where you enter the dataset.
- The session space is the output of the analysis.
The First Variable
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Figure 2: Entering the First VariableEnter the name of the first variable in the worksheet cell below C1. - Enter the first number in the data set for the first variable below the variable name.
- Continue entering the rest of the dataset for the variable in column C1. (See Figure 2)
- After entering data for this variable, follow the same steps for additional variables in adjacent columns.
- If you accidentally delete any numbers click Edit which is located on the top of the program and select Undo.
Alternative to entering the first variable: Copy & Paste
- If data is saved in an Excel spreadsheet, copy and paste it to Minitab.
- Highlight the dataset saved in Excel.
- Right click the mouse and select copy.
- Go to Minitab and click the first cell below C1.
- Right click the mouse and select paste cells.
Run Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive statistics summarizes a set of data using several important values.
- Mean - Arithmetic average value of the data in the column
- Standard deviation - Measure of dispersion of data
- Median - The middle value of a set
- Minimum - The smallest number in a set
- Maximum - The largest number in a set
- Enter the dataset following previously stated instructions.
- After entering the dataset, click on Stat (in the Toolbar) which is listed on the top of the program.
- Click on Basic Statistics in the pull-down menu.
- Select Display Descriptive Statistics, then the Display Descriptive Statistics menu will appear.
- Double-click on the variable used for analysis, then the variable will appear in the box below the sign “variables�? (see Figure 3)
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Figure 3: Display Descriptive Statistics WindowClick on the Statistics button and a list will appear showing options of different analysis.
Choose the Analysis
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Figure 4: Descriptive Statistics - Statistics WindowSelect the analysis of importance from the statistics window, and click OK (see Figure 4). - [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة]
Figure 5: Output for Descriptive StatisticsThe result of the descriptive statistic analysis shows up in the session window of the Minitab program (see Figure 5).
Conduct a Histogram
Histograms graph frequencies with respect to categories.
- Click on Graph which is located on the top of Minitab program (see the Toolbar)
- Select Histogram from the pull-down menu.
- After the Histograms window appears, select the type of histogram desired (See Figure 6) and click OK.
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Figure 7: Histogram - Histogram Type windowIn the Histogram - (Histogram type) window, double-click the variable(s) and click OK to graph them (see Figure 7). - Figure 8 illustrates a simple histogram.
How to run a Regression Analysis
Regression analysis models relations between random variables.
- There are two types of variables in regression analysis: response and predictor variables (define?)
- Y usually represents the response variable and X’s usually represent predictor variable(s)
- Enter response and predictor variables individually in separate columns. (see Figure 9)
- Response Variable: We you measure in an experiment. It is also called dependent variable.
- Predictor Variables: The variables whose values determine the change of other variables. They are also called independent variables.
- Step Two: Conducting the Analysis
- Open the Stat pull-down menu from the tool bar, and select regression.
- Select regression again.
- In the regression window click on the box next to “Response.�
- Double-click Y. If you clicked on the wrong variable all you need to do is ignore the incorrect one and do the analysis again.
- Click on the box next to “Predictors.�?
- Double-click on all predictor variables.
- Click OK.
- Step Three: Interpretation of the Regression Output
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Figure 11: Output of the Regression Analysis
Output from the regression analysis appears in the Session window of Minitab (see Figure 10).
- Regression equation gives an approximation of how X’s predict Y.
- P-values determine the significance of the predictor variables.
- R-sq describes how well the data fits the model (1 and -1 indicate perfect fit)