the assistant - gmsl - soluzioni per crescere© 2014 minitab, inc. making data analysis even easier...

© 2014 Minitab, Inc.

The Assistant:

Analyze Data with Confidence


Making Data Analysis Even Easier

► Over the years, customers have told us:

“I don’t know which tool to use”

“Minitab has too many options”

“The dialogs are too technical”

“I need help interpreting my results”


Assistant Overview

►Ideal for:• Green/Black Belts

• Occasional Minitab users

• New to statistics or Minitab

►Includes the most commonly used

tools

►Makes data analysis easiereasiereasiereasier and

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Top EnhancementsExample 1: Hypothesis Tests


Example 1: Hypothesis Tests

► Suppose you work for a food manufacturer

and you need to test if the weight of a

product is equal to 140 grams.

► You randomly sample 90 items

and measure the weight of each.



► Find the right tool using interactive

decision trees



► Ensure your analysis is successful using

guidelines for:

• Collecting the data

• Evaluating the results

• Etc.


Top EnhancementsExample 2: Control Charts


Example 2: Control Charts

► Suppose you want to evaluate if the amount

of time it takes airline passengers to

pass through security is consistent over

time.

► There are 5 inspection lanes, so you

randomly select 1 passenger per lane

per hour.



► Assistant > Control Charts



► Run your analysis using dialogs that are:

• Simplified

• Easy to understand

• Dynamic


Top EnhancementsExample 3: Process Capability


Example 3: Capability Analysis

► Suppose you work for a call center and

want to evaluate the amount of time

customers are put on hold.

► Customers should not wait longer than 10

minutes (upper specification limit)

► You randomly sample 125 calls and measure

the hold time for each call.


Example 3: Capability Analysis

► Assistant > Capability Analysis


Making data analysis easier & safer

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► It alerts you when your analysis may be

suspect

► It even checks for normality and

transforms your data if possible



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► It even checks for normality and

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► It interprets your results

► It alerts you when your analysis may be

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► It even checks for normality and It even checks for normality and It even checks for normality and It even checks for normality and

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Top EnhancementsExample 4: Regression


Example 4: Regression

► HeightHeightHeightHeight can often be used to predict

weightweightweightweight. Given that height is typically

easier to measure than weight, you want to

explore the relationship between these two

variables.

► You also record gendergendergendergender and ageageageage.

► Can you use height, gender or age to

predict weight?


Example 4: Regression

► Assistant > Regression

Another example of Assistant’s powerfulfeatures

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The Assistant

► Find the right tool

► Review guidelines

► Easily run your analysis

► Interpret the output

► Present your results


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