A Minitab Guide to Statistics

This well known, Minitab author team has written a Minitab manual that can be used with any introductory or business statistics text. This manual provides statistics students with a complete introduction to Minitab and the tools they need to run statistical procedures, from descriptive statistics to time series analysis, using Minitab. Interpretation of numerical and graphical output is included. The order of topics is quite similar to that of a traditional introductory statistics text. Minitab Release 11.12 for Windows is used for examples and exercises, however commands and output are very similar to Releases 9.1 (Standard Version for Mainframe), 10 and 10 Xtra.* Both menu and session commands are described and illustrated. Windows dialog boxes are included. * Step-by-step instructions on how to manipulate and analyze data. * Real-life examples, exercises, and data sets from business, education, sciences, sports, etc. * Includes interpretation of numerical and graphical output. * Topical coverage - This Guide can supplement any statistics text. The order of topics is quite similar to that of a traditional introductory or business statistics text.
* Graphical analysis and simulations appear throughout. * Exercises at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage critical thinking. * Includes a data disk with real data sets, from various disciplines, for analysis.