Minitab Chapter 5

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Minitab Chapter 5

• Graphing Data
• Presented For
• IET603 Section 200
• Dr. Ahmed Zargari
• by
• Rick Wagoner

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Graphing Data

• Minitab is capable of performing the following
  functions concerning graphs
• Create graphs
• Manage graphs
• Editing graphs
• Brush data points in graphs
• Print graphs
• Save graphs

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Creating Graphs

• Minitab supports 3 types of graphs
• Core graphs
• The most common and simplest type of graph
• Specialty graphs
• Pre-customized graphs that combine data from core
  graphs to present information in sophisticated
  ways
• Character graphs
• Graphs formed by using characters that display in
  the session window

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Core Graph Using Groups
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Managing Graphs

• You can have up to 100 graphs open at one time.
• You can use the Manage Graphs dialog box to
  arrange, rename, open and close multiple graphs.

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Editing Graphs

• You can use the tool palette to create text,
  rectangles, ovals, lines, markers, and polygons.
• You can use the attribute palette to change
  color, type, and size of objects on the graph.
• Changes made with the editing palettes apply to
  the current graph only.

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Specialty Graph With Editing
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Brushing Data Points

• Brushing allows you to highlight points on a
  graph and see the corresponding observations.
• Brushing is especially good for highlighting
  outliers and telling whether points in a brushed
  region share characteristics.

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Specialty Graph With Brushing
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Printing and Saving Graphs

• Click File Print Graph to print the selected
  graph.
• Click File Save Graph As to save the currently
  selected graph.
• All open graphs will automatically be saved when
  you save and close your project.