Six Sigma

Key Tool Bar Descriptions on MINITAB

• File - typical of most programs - save, open, print, etc.
• Data - can subset data easily (stratification), transpose data, stach and unstack, convert text to numberic and back, code data
• Calc - calculator function - one time calc (doesn't update as you update your data)
• Stat - t-tests, regression, ANOVA, DOE, control charts, quality tools (Pareto and Gage R&R)
• Graph - plots, histogram, matrix plot
• Editor - find/replace (if you need to find items)
• Tools - options and links to some external tools
• Window - session window shows detains on what you have open

MINITAB is a powerful tool to help us understand the language of measurement and the different uses of measurement system. Some unique features of MINITAB include: Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and the Gage Reproducibility and Repeatability Study (Gage R&R). These two complicated Six Sigma analysis can be accomplished within steps using MINITAB.