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.
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).
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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