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1<br />
Getting Started<br />
Objectives<br />
In this chapter, you:<br />
■ Learn how to use <strong>Meet</strong> MINITAB, page 1-1<br />
■ Start MINITAB, page 1-3<br />
■ Open and examine a worksheet, page 1-4<br />
Overview<br />
<strong>Meet</strong> MINITAB introduces you to the most commonly used features in MINITAB.<br />
Throughout the book, you use functions, create graphs, and generate statistics. The<br />
contents of <strong>Meet</strong> MINITAB relate to the actions you need to perform in your own<br />
MINITAB sessions. You use a sampling of MINITAB’s features to see the range of<br />
features and statistics that MINITAB provides.<br />
Most statistical analyses require a series of steps, often directed by background<br />
knowledge or by the subject area you are investigating. Chapters 2 through 5<br />
illustrate the analysis steps in a typical MINITAB session:<br />
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Exploring data with graphs<br />
Conducting statistical analyses and procedures<br />
Assessing quality<br />
■ Designing an experiment<br />
Chapters 6 through 9 provide information on:<br />
■ Using shortcuts to automate future analyses<br />
■ Generating a report<br />
■ Preparing worksheets<br />
■ Customizing MINITAB to fit your needs<br />
<strong>Meet</strong> MINITAB 1-1
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