Businesses are moving at warp speed—do you know how your processes compare to those of your competitors? If you want to really understand how your processes are performing, you need to conduct process analysis.

Learn how data behave and how to represent them graphically. Get started by understanding the normal distribution as a cornerstone in statistics theory, and how the application of statistical software can make process analysis more effective and efficient. 

Gain a basic working knowledge of the ins and outs of Minitab^TM  software.  Learn how to use MinitabTM to streamline data analysis and support the statistical tools that you use in order to effectively assess your organization's processes.

 

Course Objectives

• Learn about the normal distribution and the key statistical concepts associated with it.
• Practice the application of those key statistical concepts.
• Recognize how plotting data enhances data analysis and decision making.
• Learn how the application of statistics can have a significant impact in process improvement activities.
• Use Minitab^TM in support of statistical tools.

 

Main Topics

• Introduction to the normal distribution
• Measures of central tendency
• The standard deviation
• Introduction to Minitab^TM
  • Basic commands
  • Creating and interpreting time plots in Minitab^TM
• Areas under the normal curve
• The z score and the z table (looking up probabilities – the p value)
• Adding and subtracting distributions
• The central limit theorem
• Confidence intervals