Minitab DeMYSTiFieD : [hard stuff made easy ; explains how

Title: Minitab DeMYSTiFieD : [hard stuff made easy ; explains how to use this statistical analysis software, with coverage of Minitab 16 ; loaded with...

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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction

CHAPTER 1

2

1.3 1.4

Calculating Descriptive Statistics

1.5

1.8

Exploring Relationships between Variables Brushing Data Navigating with the Project Manager Creating a Report

1.9

Find Out More

24

Quiz

26

1.7

Analyzing and Comparing Variables with Graphs 2.1

2.2 2.3

CHAPTER 3

1

Loading Data into the Project Creating a Graph

1.6

CHAPTER 2

xiii

Getting Started with Minitab Statistical Software 1.1 Opening a New Minitab Project 1.2

Xi

Graphing the Distribution of One Variable Comparing Distributions of Multiple Variables

3 6 10 12 16 20 22

29 30 37

Graphs of Quantitative Y Versus Categorical X Variables

44

2.4

Graphing

50

2.5

Other

2.6

Find Out More

61

Quiz

63

Exploring

in Three Dimensions

Graphs in Minitab

57

the Minitab Environment Data Types in Minitab

65

3.1 3.2

Working

69

with Excel and Minitab

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CHAPTER 4

3.3

Minitab Session Commands

74

3.4

Constants, Columns, and

77

3.5

File Types in Minitab

80

3.6

Menus in Minitab

80

3.7

Toolbars in Minitab

86

3.8

Customizing Minitab Quiz

88

Matrices

93

Selecting and Using Distribution Models in Minitab

4.5 4.6

Meet the Distributions

4.7

A Word

4.8

Find Out More

132

Quiz

134

4.2 4.3 4.4

CHAPTER 5

97

Graphing Probability Mass Functions and Density Functions Probability and Quantile Calculations Generating Random Numbers Selecting a Distribution Model Selecting a Normalizing Transformation

4.1

Making 5.1

5.3

CHAPTER 6

116 123 131

Decisions with Intervals

137

Confidence, Prediction, and

Calculating Confidence

138 Intervals

Prediction Intervals

142

Calculating Calculating Tolerance Intervals

156

5.4 5.5

Find Out More

164

Quiz

166

Testing Hypotheses 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4

CHAPTER 7

111

128

of Caution

Tolerance Intervals 5.2

98 104

169

Hypothesis Testing Demystified Using the Hypothesis Tests Assistant Testing Hypotheses Using the

170

Traditional Menus

188

Find Out More

195

Quiz

196

Calculating Sample Size 7.1

159

the

174

199 201

7.2

Asking Right Question Calculating Sample Size for Estimating Parameters Calculating Sample Size for Hypothesis Tests

203

7.3

Quiz

219

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Contents

CHAPTER 8

Fitting Regression Models 8.1 Fitting a Polynomial Model Fitting

8.3

Diagnosing Regression

8.4

Fitting Nonlinear Regression Models Fitting Models with Categorical Response

8.6

9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8

9.9

Many

Predictor Variables

Problems

10.5 10.6

10.7 10.8

11.2 11.3

253

Variables

256

Find Out More

261

Quiz

263

265

Optimizing a System with DOE Creating a Design from an Existing File Analyzing Variation as a Response Removing the Effects of Extraneous Variables Planning an Experiment with Many Factors and

268

Few Runs

297

with

Factors

287 290

294

Experimenting Hard-to-Change Designing and Analyzing Response Surface Designs Designing and Analyzing Experiments with

310

Mixtures

327

Find Out More

336

Quiz

337

R&R Studies for Destructive Testing

Gage Analyzing More Complex Gage R&R Studies Analyzing Agreement in Attribute Measurement Systems Bias and

Repeatability

315

339 343

346 361 362 365 369

of Attribute

Measurements

375

Find Out More

378

Quiz

379

Control 11.1

237 247

Assessing Measurement Systems 10.1 Conducting a Simple Gage Study 10.2 Setting Up and Analyzing a Crossed Gage R&R Study 10.3 Assessing Linearity and Bias 10.4

CHAPTER 11

a

Designing and Analyzing Experiments 9.1

CHAPTER 10

225

8.2

8.5

CHAPTER 9

Model with

223

Charting Making Decisions with

381 Control Charts

Creating Control Charts for Subgrouped Data Creating Control Charts for Individual Data

382 385 395

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Creating Control Charts for Attribute Data

399

Find Out More

403

Quiz

404

11.4 11.5

CHAPTER 12

Measuring 12.1

12.2

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14

Process

Capability

407

Capability Metrics

Measuring

Capability for

408

Normally

Distributed Processes

411

12.3

Measuring Capability for Nonnormal Processes

425

12.4

Measuring

Capability for Attributes

437

12.5

Find Out More

441

Quiz

443

Acceptance Sampling

445

13.1

Creating and Comparing Attributes

Sampling Plans Acceptance Sampling by Variables

446

13.2 13.3

Find Out More

458

Quiz

459

Reliability Analysis 14.1 Estimating Reliability from Failure 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5

454

461 Data

462

Estimating Reliability from Warranty Data Calculating Sample Sizes for Reliability Tests Estimating Reliability as a Function

474

of Other Variables

483

Find Out More

487

Quiz

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476

Final Exam

497

Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam

507

Further Reading

545

Index

549