Minitab Windows

[Kassim Sin]

Thereis one problem, though. The room is cold. Not just a little bit cold, but very cold. There are two heating vents, but the room is not insulated very well (three of the walls are also outside walls) and there is a large double door which leads to our back deck and two large windows.

First, I needed to decide which variables could possibly impact the temperature in our office. After doing some research, I landed on the outside temperature, the wind speed, whether the door to the hallway was open or closed and whether our downstairs neighbors were in town since they generally turn their thermostat down while traveling. I hypothesized that leaving the hallway door open might allow more heat to enter the room.

First, with the relative variable importance chart I was able to determine that the two most important variables regarding the temperature in the office were the status of the hallway door being open and the outside wind speed:

While my neighbors being in town and the outside temperature did still have a slight impact, it was much less than the door and the wind. The one predictor partial dependence plot further shows how as the wind speed was higher, the room was colder:

I went to Home Depot and purchased a couple window insulation kits and one door kit. I installed them that night. I also started consistently leaving the door to the interior hallway open at night and during the day (when possible) to see if that intervention helped.

Most data is collected and never analyzed. When faced with decision-making, it's crucial to be data-driven, whether you're addressing challenges like keeping your feet warm while working, reducing raw materials in manufacturing or even determining the ideal combination of variables for creating a highly-effective vaccine. The insights gained from your analysis can then lead to simple, concrete steps that save you time and money.

In this instance, I was able to save considerable resources. Instead of cranking up the heat and using more energy and costs, I can keep my office comfortable at a lower, consistent temperature through making data-driven improvements.

Siena Heights University students, faculty, and staff can utilize Minitab, software used for data analysis and statistics, on or off-campus starting this year. With our annual renewal of the software, Minitab now offers a web version and a downloadable Windows desktop version of their software free to all members of the SHU community. To access your Minitab account, visit this link or look for an email from Minitab sent earlier this year.

Minitab now supports accessing the statistical program through a new web app made available to SHU. The web application has many of the same features you may be familiar with and now includes direct OneDrive support, allowing for quick saving and loading from your Siena Heights University cloud storage. If you utilize a MacOS device or Linux-based machine, you will need to use the web application. Minitab discontinued support for all non-Windows platforms in early 2021.

To access the web app, visit app.minitab.com and enter your full SHU email address. You will not be able to use social media logins on this page. Once you enter your email address and click Next, you will need to sign in through Office.com if you are not logged in already. After signing in successfully, access to the web application and account settings will be given.

Minitab currently maintains a Windows desktop application of Minitab. Starting in 2021, the MacOS version was deprecated, leaving only the Windows app and web-based app available to use. This application is free to download for all SHU students, staff, and faculty, and can be found after signing in to the Minitab website with your SHU credentials. Minitab only supports 64-bit versions of Windows, and suggests 32-bit platforms utilize the web application instead.

Minitab provides a comparison chart between the web application and the Windows desktop application. Once all features of the Desktop application are integrated to the web version, Minitab will discontinue any downloadable form of their software, opting instead to be fully web-based.

1. Open Minitab: you will see an empty screen with the two windows Session and Worksheet. The Session window is where all the outputs and computations are displayed while the worksheet window is where you will see your data in different columns. Each column can be labeled in the first (unnumbered) row.

2. File -> Open Files: it will open a new window for you to choose your data file. You can reach to the same window by clicking on the button circled in red next to the Save button. Minitab is able to import most of the data files types you need.

2. Choose the y and x variables: on the window opened, on the left side you will see the variables you have in your Worksheet. Double click the ones you need in the respective x or y variables columns, then click ok. In that window you can also scale, label and customize further your plot.

3. Here is your scatterplot you chose. You can also customize the labels and other features of the scatterplot by right clicking the plot and choosing the feature desired. In our example, x=height, y=weight.

Software is distributed via several channels (see the individual software listings below for specific information on each), but in most cases you will need to place an order through the IT Service Desk to obtain the software. If your department would like additional details about our software contracts, visit the Software and Cloud Services page on the Office of Business and Finance website.

Complete the Site Licensed Software Request Form, including choosing an item from the available software options. In some cases, you may be required to agree to terms and conditions for the selected product.

Note: Access to download software from the IT Service Desk is restricted to current Ohio State faculty, staff and students. The right to distribution of site-licensed software is limited to the OCIO. Individuals are strictly prohibited from loaning such software or making a copy for anyone else.

Registered Site License Software Coordinators can request certain additional software products for departmental distribution. An SLS Coordinator is authorized through their department chair or unit director to partner with OCIO to distribute site licensed software to end users within their department or unit. They must be a regular faculty or staff employee.

All Ohio State students, faculty and staff have access to Adobe Express. Faculty and staff also have access to Acrobat Pro. Departments can purchase discounted licenses for the entire suite of Creative Cloud desktop and mobile apps.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer has an agreement with Adobe to provide Adobe Express, Adobe Acrobat Pro and discounted licenses for the Acrobat Creative Cloud product on all Ohio State campuses. Adobe Express and Acrobat Pro are available to all faculty, staff and GRA/GTAs across all campuses. The Adobe Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) permits units to purchase Creative Cloud licenses they need for faculty, staff, GRA/GTAs and students at a heavily discounted rate. Once purchased, Creative Cloud can have up to two activations per user at a given time and may be used on Ohio State-owned machines, or on home machines for university business.

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) product from Environmental Systems Research Institute. ArcGIS offers advanced modeling, mapping and analysis capabilities for the desktop. ArcGIS runs on Windows platforms. For information regarding setup for renewal of an existing license, see go.osu.edu/esri.

Ohio State purchases Autodesk licenses at the government rate, which is approximately 90% the cost of a commercial license. Licenses only need to be purchased if users plan to edit drawings. For viewing only, Autodesk TrueView can be installed at no cost through OCIO Self Service (instructions above). If editing of DWG (AutoCAD) or RVT (Revit) files is needed, purchase an Autodesk AEC Collection license. Autocad only licenses are also available. All Autodesk license are named user licenses, and can only be used by the person assigned to the license.

BadCopy Pro is a data recovery tool for floppy disk, CD-ROM, CD-R/W, digital media and other storage media, including hard drives. It can recover corrupted or lost data from damaged, unreadable or defective disks. Available to faculty and staff for on-campus machines only. No home use is allowed. This tool is for use for university business only. When you are no longer affiliated with Ohio State you must return the software to your department or to OCIO.

OSUnet VPN service is designed as a solution for faculty, staff and students to provide remote usage to the OSUnet network that is authenticated and secure. It is for university-related business only and must be left with your department and removed from your home computer when you leave Ohio State.

JMP is an interactive software tool designed for statistical visualization and exploratory data analysis that may be used for classroom instruction, academic research and course work only. Home use is allowed for a holder of the license on campus.

JMP Genomics is an optional package that combines interactive JMP graphics and SAS Analytics, allowing researchers to see and explore genomic data from every angle, understand it and share analysis with colleagues. JMP Genomics is available only to faculty and staff for classroom instruction, academic research and course work only. It can be used on campus and at home for no change (Ohio State Pediatrics has provided a cost share for this license). JMP Genomics is a very large program (approx. 11.2GB in size). Check the file size after downloading to ensure you have received the entire program. JMP Genomics Version 10 is the only version of this software available at this time.

LANDesk software provides organizations with solutions for managment of systems, security, services, assets and processea. It is available to Ohio State faculty and staff for use on all university-owned machines and any machines that require management by Ohio State staff.

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