Downloading Minitab

These documents highlight the first steps you should take in getting Minitab ready to use this quarter.

• Downloading Minitab 16 for the PC 
• written instructions (pdf)
• demo
• Downloading Minitab on the mac
• instructions but note that this is not free, using the campus labs may still be a better option for you
  

ISCAM Minitab Hints

• Minitab basics
• Using Minitab for the first time 
• demo with audio
• written instructions
• Frequently Asked Minitab Questions 
• (see also this Minitab appendix in pdf format)
• Minitab tutorials
  

Minitab Help Demos

• Enabling the command (MTB) prompt
• Enabling the MTB prompt permanently

• Creating a simple bar graph from raw data
• Formatting Minitab graphs

• Creating a Two-way Table demo
• Creating a segmented bar graph

• Creating stacked data demo
• Creating stacked dotplots demo

• Using Minitab to calculate Normal probabilities

• One Sample Proportion Z Test
• Minitab (Interactive) Demo for One Mean T Test

When copying and pasting data from webpage

If you select all and copy and paste (vs. selecting the data columns and rows explicitly), Minitab will often place an extra character at the end of one of the columns. You will need to delete this row for any commands that assume the columns have equal length.