Minitab 11 is selected in the Statistical Software in the Programs group. Introduction to Minitab Minitab 11 is a complex software application which cannot be described in a short handout. The most important are the Data window, in to which data is entered, and the Session Widow which reports the results of the statistical tests, both of which open automatically on start up. Copy and Paste work with both windows and each can be saved into different file formats. Column headings can be copied pasted into the column headings in Minitab, providing that the columns are uniquely named, and not more than 31 characters per heading.
Data can be purely numeric, or alpha-numeric.
You can delete alpha entries, and then convert the entire column to a different data type using the Manip menu. Shows the Data and the Session Windows, and example data where R9C3 data is missing. Read the items listed in the menus in Minitab in order to familiarise yourself with them. File contains typical File items such as Save and Print. Edit allows you to Copy and Paste, in a similar way to other Windows software.