Minitab Version

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Minitabis a statistics package developed at the Pennsylvania State University by researchers Barbara F. Ryan, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr., and Brian L. Joiner in conjunction with Triola Statistics Company in 1972. It began as a light version of OMNITAB, a statistical analysis program by National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Minitab is distributed by Minitab, LLC, a privately owned company headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania.[5] As of 2024, Minitab LLC had subsidiaries in the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.[5][6]

Minitab, LLC also produces other software that can be used in conjunction with Minitab;[7] Minitab Connect helps businesses centralize and organize their data, Quality Trainer is an eLearning package that teaches statistical concepts, Minitab Workspace provides project planning and visualization tools, and Minitab Engage[8] is a tool for Idea and Innovation Management, as well as managing Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing deployments.

In October 2020, Minitab launched the first cloud-based version of its statistical software.[9] As of June 2021, the Minitab Desktop app is only available for Windows, with a former version for MacOS (Minitab 19.x) no longer being supported.[1]

The first version of Minitab was distributed in 5 boxes of computer punch cards in 1972, but as later versions of the software were available in less cumbersome formats, various packaging designs have evolved into what you see today.

As the use of statistical software went global in 1982, The Minitab User Group introduced a newsletter that provided a forum for users to exchange ideas. Today, the Minitab Network on LinkedIn serves a similar function. Minitab is also active on various social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google +.

In 1985, Minitab moved out of leased offices at Penn State and opened its first headquarters in State College, Pa. By 2002, the company grew out of its first headquarters and moved into a new 88,000-square-foot building, not far from the old headquarters.

Minitab in French was the first translated version of the software that displayed full online help, documentation, menus, and output in French. The beta release debuted on April 9, 1996 at the Stat Expo in Paris.

I have a need to convert Minitab worksheets (*.mtw) to JMP files. There is potentially a very large number of files so I'm hoping to find some non-manual way of doing this. I realize I could save each file as a csv format and then open it in JMP but there are, again, potentially thousands of files. I have done some searching and found the following link among other JMP notes. The link below talks about opening *.mtw files by initiating a batch file that converts the file to a *.mtp format which can then be opened by JMP. When I try to open a *.mtw file, I get a series of error messages in Minitab and eventually JMP opens a blank worksheet with only the original file name as the title.

I have loaded Minitab 17 onto my machine to test out the link above and am currently running JMP v12. I've even tried saving in earlier versions of Minitab as the link above references Minitab 14 & 15 but nothing works.

While JMP no longer supports the direct reading of Minitab MTW files, I can envision writing a script that creates a .MTB file that contains Minitab statements to open a specified .mtw file, and to save it as a .mtp file, and then exiting Minitab with the .mtb file as an input option, with JMP then opening the newly created .mtp file. I do not have access to Minitab, to test this out, but I have used similar methodologies within JMP to solve similar issues.

You must have a recent version of Minitab installed on the machine where you are trying to open the file. JMP asks Minitab to open the file on its behalf. If you do have Minitab installed and you could share the file, then please contact Tech Support and they will pass the file along.

Minitab is a statistical software tool designed for easy interactive use and for analyzing research data. This software is available for download for faculty,staff and students for use on personally owned Windows devices.

Note: Minitab has discontinued the Mac desktop client for Minitab and all versions of Minitab Express. Legacy versions of Minitab Express are still available for download on the Minitab portal but they are not covered under St. Thomas' license agreement.

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This introduction to Minitab is intended to provide you with enough information to get you started using the basic functionality of Minitab. Of course, you will learn more about Minitab and its capabilities as you proceed through the course you are taking.

Penn State users have access to the Minitab Web App, the cloud-based version of the software. All faculty and students who use Minitab software for coursework will need to order the Minitab Web App. See: How do I access the Minitab Web App.

The Minitab Help and How-To documentation provides step-by-step instructions on using Minitab to analyze data. The individual course notes will also provide details for each specific use of Minitab within that course.

To copy output appearing in the Session window, select the desired output using your mouse. To copy a graph window, make the graph window active by clicking anywhere in it, and the select Edit > Copy Graph.

To save your work as a Minitab project, select File > Save Project As..., and provide an appropriate filename in the dialog box. Minitab projects are given a ".MPJ" extension. For the purpose of this course, you may consider creating one project for each lesson, and thereby naming the projects lesson1.MPJ, lesson2.MPJ, and so on.

A complete Help file is incorporated in Minitab, which provides you with instructions, examples with interpretations, overviews and detailed explanations, troubleshooting tips, formulas, references, and a glossary. Open Help by choosing Help > Help or by clicking on the Help button on every dialog box in the software.

Last, but not least, remember that Minitab provides a support team staffed by professionals with expertise in the software, statistics, quality improvement, and computer systems. Visit the Minitab support web site or call +1-814-231-2682 to speak with Minitab's technical support specialists.

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.

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