Posted: January 29th, 2016

How could you use Minitab descriptive statistics for data analysis research?

Using Minitab

This week, you learned about the statistical software applications used to analyze data for research analysis. For this week’s discussion, you will use Minitab to run descriptive statistics, create graphs and respond to the following:

• How could you use Minitab descriptive statistics for data analysis research?
• What are your plans for learning more about

Minitab and how will the information you learned about this software be of benefit in your future analysis of research data?
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Step 1: Entering Data
Open Minitab
You will now use Minitab to enter a sample dataset by following the steps below and referring to the examples in the Assignment Step-by-Step guide. Begin by opening Minitab. Once open, you will see two windows. The Session Window is in the top half of the screen and the Worksheet is below. Only one window is active at a time.
Dataset Options
In many cases, researchers may have the data from their study in another software package like Microsoft Excel. However, if the data is not available in a software spreadsheet you can manually enter the data.