With nearly 50 enhancements that
increase Minitab’s functionality and make it easier to use,
Minitab 15 has something for everyone. And the benefits are
immediate – minimal changes to the interface allow you and
your teams to access these improvements without having to
re-learn the software or update your training and support
materials.
Explore the details
of the top 15 enhancements in Minitab 15 below, or:
Assign a Formula to a Column or Stored Constant; Columns
Update When Data in the Worksheets Change
One of our most frequently requested features, linking
formulas to columns or constants not only saves time, but also
makes Minitab even easier for users who are accustomed to
using spreadsheet software.
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Multiple Undo/Redo in Data Window
Undo mistakes and redo changes in the Data window. In prior
releases, you could undo/redo one step back. In Minitab 15 you
can undo/redo many steps back.
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Enhanced Calculations Capabilities
Minitab 15 includes more than 40 new calculator functions,
including 23 for manipulating text. New workday, weekend, and
holiday designations help you with elapsed time calculations.
Percentiles and the geometric mean can now be calculated as
well.
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Suppose you have a column of start dates and a column
of end dates. You can use the Calculator to compute the
number of elapsed business days (excluding weekends and
holidays). |
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Suppose you have imported employee names from a
database that are formatted LASTNAME FIRSTNAME, but you
only need the employees' last names. You can use the
Calculator to extract the last names and place them in a
new column. |
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New Currency and Percentage Formats for Data
Minitab now displays currency and percentage symbols on
data in the Data window, on graphs, and output tables.
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Password Protection for Project Files
Password protect Minitab project files for added security,
or simply to prevent important information from being
accidentally altered.
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Power (OC) Curves for Power and Sample Size
New graphs help you examine the prospective sample space
and choose the optimal sample size, with the desired power and
detection goal.
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Easily Generate Your Gage R&R Worksheet
Generate a data collection worksheet based on your specific
Gage R&R study.
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Type 1 Gage Study
Evaluate the bias, repeatability, and capability of your
measurement system on a single part.
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Gage R&R: Probability of a False Answer
Examine the probability of passing a defective product
(consumer’s risk) or of failing a good product (producer’s
risk).
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Acceptance Sampling
Use this new method to help answer the question, "How many
units should I test before deciding whether to accept or
reject delivered materials?" You can use Acceptance Sampling
with either attributes or variables data.
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Optimal General Factorial Designs
Select an optimal design to reduce the number of
experimental runs in a general full factorial design, or to
evaluate or improve optimality of an existing general
factorial design.
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Probability Distribution Plot
View the shape of a distribution, visually compare two
distributions, or display the shapes of a distribution with
varying parameters. In addition, you can view the area under a
distribution curve that corresponds to either a given
probability or x value. This new plot is a useful
visualization tool for teaching as well as for applied
analysis.
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Warranty Analysis
New reliability methods allow you to forecast future
warranty claims or returns based on current warranty data.
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Powerful Customization Capabilities
Use MyMenu to customize Minitab's interface, for example,
to create dialog boxes that run macros that your company has
created. Use Minitab Automation to integrate Minitab COM
objects into your specialized applications, making Minitab a
powerful statistical and graphical engine.
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Improved Glossary
With many new definitions added, the Minitab 15 Glossary
now includes 526 definitions, written in a practical,
easy-to-understand way.
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