Index
A
- Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for variable data
- acceptance sampling
- acceptance sampling plan
- creating, for variable data / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for variable data, How to do it..., How it works…
- creating, for attribute data / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for attribute data, How it works…
- Access
- data, opening from / Getting ready, How it works…
- ANOVA
- about / Introduction
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- about / Introduction
- Assistant menu
- using, for 1-Sample t-test / Using the Assistant menu for a 1-Sample t-test, How to do it…, How it works…
- using, for 2-Sample t-test / How to do it…, How it works…
- used, for running 2 Proportions test / Using the Assistant menu to run a 2 Proportions test, How it works…
- attribute studies / Attribute Gage study from the Assistant menu, How it works…, There's more…
- Assistant tool
- used, for running regression / Using the Assistant tool to run a regression, How it works…
- about / Using the Assistant tool to create control charts, Using the Assistant tool for Gage R
- using, for short-run capability analysis / How to do it..., How it works…
- used, for comparing capability of processes / How to do it..., How it works…
- using, for Gage R&R / Using the Assistant tool for Gage R, How to do it…, How it works…
- Assistant tool control charts
- about / Using the Assistant tool to create control charts
- creating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- Assistant tools
- about / Using Assistant to run a one-way ANOVA
- used, for running one-way ANOVA / Using Assistant to run a one-way ANOVA, How it works…
- attribute data
- acceptance sampling plan, creating for / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for attribute data, How it works…
- attribute studies
- Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) / Using an Xbar-S chart, How it works…
- Average Total Inspection (ATI)
- about / How it works…
B
- balanced design
- analyzing / Analyzing a balanced design, How to do it…, How it works…
- bar chart
- creating, of categorical data / Creating bar charts of categorical data, How it works…, There's more…
- creating, with numeric response / Creating a bar chart with a numeric response, How to do it…, How it works…
- binary logistic regression
- overview / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- blocks of columns
- Box-Cox transformation
- about / Using a Box-Cox transformation for capability
- using, for capability / Using a Box-Cox transformation for capability, How to do it..., How it works…
C
- # command / Debugging
- C = 0 plans
- calculator
- text column, cleaning up with / Cleaning up a text column with the calculator, How to do it…, How it works…
- capability
- Box-Cox transformation, using for / Using a Box-Cox transformation for capability, How to do it..., How it works…
- Johnson transformation, using for / Using a Johnson transformation for capability, How it works…
- capability analysis
- for normally distributed data / Capability analysis for normally distributed data, How to do it..., How it works…
- for nonnormal distributions / Capability analysis for nonnormal distributions, How to do it..., How it works…, There's more…
- capability analysis sixpack
- capability histograms
- generating / How to do it...
- Capitol Gains Tax (CGT) / How it works…
- categorical column
- worksheet, splitting of / Splitting a worksheet by categorical column, How to do it…
- Tally, finding of / How to do it…, How it works…
- categorical data
- bar chart, creating of / Creating bar charts of categorical data, How it works…, There's more…
- Chi-Square test
- climate change levy (CCL) / How it works…
- cluster K-means
- about / Identifying groups in data using cluster K-means
- used, for identifying groups in data / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- cluster observations
- used, for finding similarity in results by rows / Finding similarity in results by rows using cluster observations, How to do it…, How it works…
- cluster variables
- used, for finding similarity across columns / Finding similarity across columns using cluster variables, How to do it…, How it works…
- columns
- transposing, of worksheet / Transposing the columns of a worksheet, How it works…
- commands, macros
- complex contingency tables
- studying, with multiple correspondence analysis / Studying complex contingency tables with a multiple correspondence analysis, How to do it…, How it works…
- complicated macro
- creating, control statements used / Local macros with subcommands, submacros, and control statements, How to do it…, How it works…
- creating, subcommands used / Local macros with subcommands, submacros, and control statements, How to do it…, How it works…
- control charts
- about / Introduction
- Xbar-R charts / Xbar-R charts and applying stages to a control chart
- stages, applying / Xbar-R charts and applying stages to a control chart, How to do it…
- Xbar-S charts / Using an Xbar-S chart
- I-MR charts / Using I-MR charts
- creating, Assistant tool used / Using the Assistant tool to create control charts
- proportion chart / Attribute charts' P (proportion) chart
- Laney P' chart / Testing for overdispersion and Laney P' chart
- u-chart / Creating a u-chart
- and Laney U' chart / Testing for overdispersion and Laney U' chart
- CUSUM charts / Using CUSUM charts
- EWMA chart / Finding small shifts with EWMA
- T charts / Control charts for rare events – T charts
- G charts / Rare event charts – G charts
- control statements
- used, for creating complicated macro / Local macros with subcommands, submacros, and control statements, How to do it…, How it works…
- correlation
- finding, between multiple variables / How to do it…
- covariance
- analyzing / Analyzing covariance, How to do it…, How it works…
- Cpk
- generating / How to do it...
- critical F-statistic
- about / Finding the critical F-statistic
- finding / How to do it…, How it works…
- critical t-statistics
- about / Finding critical t-statistics using the probability distribution plot
- finding, probability distribution plot used / How it works…
- Cronbach's alpha / How it works…
- crossed Gage R&R study
- analyzing / Analyzing a crossed Gage R, How to do it…, How it works…
- Cross tabulation tool
- using / How to do it…, How it works…
- custom graph layout creation
- Global macro, building for / Building a Global macro to create a custom graph layout, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- CUSUM charts
- about / Using CUSUM charts
- generating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
D
- data
- opening, from Access / Getting ready, How it works…
- normality test, performing for / Checking if data follows a normal distribution, How it works…
- trend, fitting to / Fitting a trend to data, How it works…, There's more…
- Data and Story Library forms
- data set
- principal components, finding of / Finding the principal components of a set of data, How it works…
- data sets
- locations / Links to data, and sites used in the book
- data subset
- creating, in worksheet / Creating a subset of data in a new worksheet, How to do it..., There's more…
- date/time column
- values, extracting from / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- default settings, Minitab
- modifying / Changing default settings in Minitab
- descriptive statistics
- table, building of / How to do it…, How it works…
- discriminant analysis
- overview / The discriminant analysis, How to do it…, How it works…
- distribution ID plots
- generating / How to do it..., How it works…, There's more…
E
- e-calculator tool
- about / Calculator – basic functions
- using / How to do it…, There's more…
- ECHO command
- about / Debugging
- equal variances
- testing for / Testing for equal variances, How to do it…, How it works…
- Equimax / How it works…
- equivalence tests
- about / Using equivalence tests to prove zero difference between the mean and a target
- used, for proving zero difference between mean and target / Using equivalence tests to prove zero difference between the mean and a target, How it works…, There's more…
- Estimate tool / How it works…
- Euclidean measure / How it works…
- EWMA charts
- about / Finding small shifts with EWMA
- example / Getting ready
- generating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- Excel file
- opening, in Minitab / Opening an Excel file in Minitab, How to do it…, How it works…
- Exec file
- working / How it works…
- Exec macros
- about / Introduction, Exec macros to repeat simple commands
- simple commands, repeating / How to do it…, How it works…
F
- factor analysis
- used, for identifying underlying factors / How to do it…, How it works…
- fitted line plots
- simple regressions, visualizing with / Visualizing simple regressions with fitted line plots, Getting ready, How it works…
- Food and Drug Agency (FDA) / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for variable data
G
- Gage bias
- checking / Checking Gage linearity and bias, How it works…
- Gage linearity
- checking / Checking Gage linearity and bias, How it works…
- Gage R&R
- about / Introduction
- Assistant tool, using for / Using the Assistant tool for Gage R, How it works…
- Gage R&R worksheet
- creating / Creating a Gage R, How it works…, There's more…
- Gage study
- expanding, with factors / Expanding a Gage study with extra factors, How it works…
- G charts
- about / Rare event charts – G charts
- generating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- General Linear Model tools / Introduction
- GLM
- about / Using GLM for unbalanced designs, There's More…
- using, for unbalanced designs / Using GLM for unbalanced designs, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- Global macro
- building, for custom graph layout creation / Building a Global macro to create a custom graph layout, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- input, obtaining from session window / Obtaining input from the session window with a Global macro, How to do it…, How it works…
- Global macros
- about / Introduction
- go/ no go measurement system
- Gompit transformation / How it works…
- graphical summary of data
- producing / Getting ready, How it works…
- Graphical Summary tool
- graphs
- layout, creating of / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- groups, in data
- identifying, cluster K-means used / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
H
- histogram
- History folder / Show History
I
- I-MR charts
- about / Using I-MR charts, There's more…
- creating / How to do it..., How it works…
- if statement
- about / Calculator – using an if statement
- using / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- inferential statistical tools / Introduction
- interval plots
- mean, finding to 95 percent confidence / Finding the mean to a 95 percent confidence on interval plots, How it works…
- item analysis
- used, for analyzing test paper consistency / Analyzing consistency of a test paper using item analysis
J
- Johnson transformation
- about / Using a Johnson transformation for capability
- using, for capability / Using a Johnson transformation for capability, How it works…
K
- keyboard shortcuts
- using / Useful keyboard shortcuts
L
- Laney P' chart
- about / Testing for overdispersion and Laney P' chart, There's more…
- generating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- Laney U' chart
- about / Testing for overdispersion and Laney U' chart
- generating / How to do it...
- layout
- creating, of graphs / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- layout tool
- about / Creating a layout of graphs
- linear predictors
- multiple regression, performing with / Multiple regression with linear predictors, How to do it…, How it works…
- Llayout macro / Local macros with subcommands, submacros, and control statements
- Local macro
- about / Creating a Local macro
- creating / How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- Local macros
- about / Introduction
- logistic regression models
- about / Binary logistic regression
- Lot Tolerance Percent Defective (LTPD) / There's more…
M
- *.MAC file extension / Introduction
- *.MTB file extension / Introduction
- macros
- writing, tips / Useful information for writing macros
- running / Preparing to run macros
- Manhattan measure / How it works…
- mean
- finding, to 95 percent confidence on interval plots / Finding the mean to a 95 percent confidence on interval plots, How it works…
- Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
- about / How it works…
- Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE)
- about / How it works…
- Mean Squared Deviation (MSD)
- about / How it works…
- MET office
- Minitab
- Excel file, opening in / Opening an Excel file in Minitab, How to do it…, How it works…
- default settings, modifying / Changing default settings in Minitab
- Minitab v17
- about / Introduction
- Miss() function / How it works…
- mixed effects model
- model selection tools / Model selection tools – the best subsets regression
- multiple correspondence analysis
- complex contingency tables, studying with / Studying complex contingency tables with a multiple correspondence analysis, How to do it…, How it works…
- multiple regression
- performing, with linear predictors / Multiple regression with linear predictors, How to do it…, How it works…
- multiple variables
- correlation, finding between / How to do it…
- multivariate tools
- about / Introduction
N
- NAO
- nested design
- analyzing / Analyzing a fully nested design, How it works…
- nested Gage R&R
- about / Studying a nested Gage R
- studying / How to do it…, How it works…
- NOECHO command
- about / Debugging
- nonlinear regression
- fitting / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- nonlinear regression tools
- about / Fitting a nonlinear regression
- nonnormal distributions, capability analysis / Capability analysis for nonnormal distributions, How to do it..., How it works…, There's more…
- NOPLUG command
- about / Debugging
- normality test
- performing, for data / Checking if data follows a normal distribution, How it works…
- normality tests
- generating / How to do it...
- normally distributed data, capability analysis / Capability analysis for normally distributed data, How to do it..., How it works…
- Normit transformation / How it works…
- NOTE command
- about / Debugging
- numeric column
- coding, to text values / Coding a numeric column to text values, How it works…
- numeric columns
- stacking, simultaneously / Stacking several columns together, How to do it…, How it works…
- numeric response
- bar chart, creating with / Creating a bar chart with a numeric response, How to do it…, How it works…
O
- ODBC
- used, for opening data from Access / Getting ready, How it works…
- one-way ANOVA
- using, with unstacked columns / Using a one-way ANOVA with unstacked columns, Getting ready, How it works…
- power, calculating / Calculating power for the one-way ANOVA, How to do it…, How it works…
- running, Assistant tools used / Using Assistant to run a one-way ANOVA, How it works…
- Options tool / How it works…
- orthogonal regression
- about / Introduction
- Orthomax / How it works…
P
- 1 Proportion test
- using / Using the 1 Proportion test, How it works…
- presenting, graphically / Getting ready, How it works…
- Power and Sample Size tool, using for / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 1 Proportion test, How it works…
- 2 Proportions test
- population proportions, testing with / Getting ready, How it works…
- Power and Sample Size, using for / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 2 Proportions test, How it works…
- running, Assistant menu used / Using the Assistant menu to run a 2 Proportions test, How it works…
- P-chart (proportion chart)
- about / Attribute charts' P (proportion) chart , There's more…
- creating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- paneled Boxplot
- generating / Generating a paneled boxplot, How to do it…, There's more…
- Pareto chart
- about / Creating Pareto charts
- Pareto charts
- creating / How to do it…, How it works…
- partial least square regression
- about / Introduction
- Pearson measure / How it works…
- PLUG command
- about / Debugging
- Poisson Regression
- about / Introduction
- population mean to target
- comparing, with 1-Sample t-test / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- population proportions
- testing, with 2 Proportions test / Getting ready, How it works…
- power
- calculating, of one-way ANOVA / Calculating power for the one-way ANOVA, How to do it…, How it works…
- Power and Sample Size tool
- using, for 1-Sample t-test / Getting ready, How it works…
- using, for 2-Sample t-test / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 2-Sample t-test, How it works…
- using, for 1 Proportion test / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 1 Proportion test, How it works…
- using, for 2 Proportions test / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 2 Proportions test, How it works…
- Ppk
- generating / How to do it...
- predictors
- selecting, for regression model / Model selection tools – the stepwise regression, How to do it…, How it works…
- previously defined sampling plan
- principal components
- finding, of data set / Finding the principal components of a set of data, How it works…
- Principal Components Analysis (PCA)
- probability
- probability distribution plot
- used, for finding critical t-statistics / How it works…
- probability plots
- used, for checking distribution of data sets / Using probability plots to check the distribution of two sets of data, How it works…
- process capability
- comparing, Assistant tool used / How to do it..., How it works…
- Project Manager toolbar
- about / The Project Manager toolbar
- Show Session Folder / Show Session Folder
- Show Worksheets Folder / Show Worksheets Folder
- Show Graphs Folder / Show Graphs Folder
- Show Info / Show Info
- History folder / Show History
- ReportPad / Show ReportPad
- proportion chart
- creating / How it works…
Q
- Quartimax rotations / How it works…
R
- random effects model
- entering / Entering random effects model, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- regression
- running, Assistant tool used / Using the Assistant tool to run a regression, How it works…
- regression model
- identifying, subsets regression used / Model selection tools – the best subsets regression, How to do it…, How it works…
- regression tools
- about / Introduction
- Rejectable Quality Level (RQL) / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for variable data
- repeated measures ANOVA
- ReportPad / Show ReportPad
- run charts
- about / Generating run charts
- generating / How to do it..., How it works…
S
- 1-Sample equivalence test
- sample size, calculating for / Calculating the sample size for a 1-Sample equivalence test, How it works…
- 1-Sample t-test
- Power and Sample Size tool, using for / Getting ready, How it works…
- 1-sample t-test
- about / Comparing the population mean to a target with a 1-Sample t-test
- used, for comparing population mean to target / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- Assistant menu, using for / Using the Assistant menu for a 1-Sample t-test, How to do it…, How it works…
- 2-Sample t-test
- used, for comparing two groups of data / Looking for differences in the population means between two samples with a 2-Sample t-test, How to do it…
- Power and Sample Size tool, using for / Using the Power and Sample Size tool for a 2-Sample t-test, How it works…
- Assistant menu, using for / How to do it…, How it works…
- sample size
- finding, for mean to given margin of error estimation / Finding the sample size to estimate a mean to a given margin of error, How it works…
- calculating, for 1-Sample equivalence test / Calculating the sample size for a 1-Sample equivalence test, How it works…
- scatter plot
- creating, of two variables / How to do it…, There's more…
- Scatterplot command
- seasonal variation
- fitting to / Fitting to seasonal variation, How to do it…, How it works…
- secondary axis
- adding, to time series plot / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- Self Assessment (SA) / How it works…
- session window
- input, obtaining from / Obtaining input from the session window with a Global macro, How to do it…, How it works…
- short-run capability
- short-run capability analysis
- Assistant tool, using for / How to do it..., How it works…
- Show Graphs Folder / Show Graphs Folder
- Show Info / Show Info
- Show Session Folder / Show Session Folder
- Show Worksheets Folder / Show Worksheets Folder
- similarity, across columns
- finding, cluster variables used / Finding similarity across columns using cluster variables, How to do it…, How it works…
- similarity, in results by rows
- finding, cluster observations used / Finding similarity in results by rows using cluster observations, How to do it…, How it works…
- simple correspondence analysis
- two-way contingency tables, analyzing with / Analyzing two-way contingency tables with a simple correspondence analysis, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- simple regressions
- visualizing, with fitted line plots / Visualizing simple regressions with fitted line plots, Getting ready, How it works…
- Spearman Rank correlation
- about / There's more…
- Squared Pearson measure / How it works…
- Square Euclidean measure / How it works…
- Stack Blocks of Columns command / There's more…
- Statistical Science portal
- StatSci.org / Multiple regression with linear predictors
- stepwise regression
- about / Model selection tools – the stepwise regression
- predictors, selecting for regression model / Model selection tools – the stepwise regression, How to do it…, How it works…
- subcommands
- used, for creating complicated macro / Local macros with subcommands, submacros, and control statements, How to do it…, How it works…
- subsets regression
- about / Model selection tools – the best subsets regression
- used, for identifying regression model / How to do it…, How it works…
- summarized data
- tolerance intervals, generating for / Generating tolerance intervals for summarized data, How it works…
T
- table
- building, of descriptive statistics / How to do it…, How it works…
- Tally
- finding, of categorical column / How to do it…, How it works…
- Tally tool
- T charts
- about / Control charts for rare events – T charts, There's more…
- generating / How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- test paper consistency
- analyzing, item analysis used / Analyzing consistency of a test paper using item analysis
- Tests tool / How it works…
- text column
- cleaning up, with calculator / Cleaning up a text column with the calculator, How to do it…, How it works…
- text values
- numeric columns, coding to / Coding a numeric column to text values, How it works…
- time series plot
- about / Creating a time series plot
- creating / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- secondary axis, adding to / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- time series plots
- time series predictions
- without trends variations / Time series predictions without trends or seasonal variations, How to do it…, How it works…
- without seasonal variations / Time series predictions without trends or seasonal variations, How to do it…, How it works…
- Time Series tools
- about / Introduction
- tolerance intervals
- about / Generating tolerance intervals for summarized data
- generating, for summarized data / Generating tolerance intervals for summarized data, How it works…
- tools, capability studies
- Transform / How it works…
- Tests / How it works…
- Estimate / How it works…
- Options / How it works…
- Transform tool / How it works…
- trend
- fitting, to data / Fitting a trend to data, How it works…, There's more…
- two-way contingency tables
- analyzing, with simple correspondence analysis / Analyzing two-way contingency tables with a simple correspondence analysis, How it works…, There's more…
- Type 1 Gage study
- about / Analyzing a Type 1 Gage study
- analyzing / How it works…
U
- u-chart
- about / Creating a u-chart
- creating / Creating a u-chart, How to do it...
- working / How it works…
- unbalanced designs
- GLM, using for / Using GLM for unbalanced designs, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
- underlying factors
- identifying, factor analysis used / How to do it…, How it works…
- unstacked columns
- one-way ANOVA, using with / Using a one-way ANOVA with unstacked columns, Getting ready, How it works…
V
- values
- extracting, from date/time column / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
- variable data
- acceptance sampling, creating for / Creating an acceptance sampling plan for variable data, How to do it..., How it works…
- variables
- scatter plot, creating of / How to do it…, There's more…
- Variance inflation factors (VIF) / How it works…
- Varimax / How it works…
W
- worksheet
- columns, transposing of / Transposing the columns of a worksheet, How it works…
- splitting, by categorical column / Splitting a worksheet by categorical column, Getting ready
- data subset, creating in / Creating a subset of data in a new worksheet, How to do it..., There's more…
X
- .xls format / Opening an Excel file in Minitab
- .xlsx format / Opening an Excel file in Minitab
- Xbar-R charts
- about / Xbar-R charts and applying stages to a control chart
- creating / How to do it…
- working / How it works…
- features / There's more…
- generating / How to do it...
- Xbar-S chart
- about / Using an Xbar-S chart
- using / Using an Xbar-S chart
- creating / How to do it…
- working / How it works…
- options / How it works…
- features / There's more…
Z
- Z LSL
- about / How it works…
- Z USL
- about / How it works…