MINITAB Release 13 offers you the following:

n Comprehensive statistics capabilities, including exploratory data analysis, basic statistics, regression, analysis of
variance, sample size and power calculations, multivariate analysis, nonparametrics, time series, cross-tabulations,
and simulations and distributions.
n StatGuide—Statistical guidance for many of MINITAB’s text-based and graphical analyses—from basic statistics, to
quality assurance, to design of experiments—so you get the most from your data analysis efforts.
n High-resolution graphics that are presentation-quality, fully editable, and include a brushing capability for
identifying points on plots and pinpointing the actual data point in the Data window. Paste graphs into other
applications and edit them via OLE.
n Quality assurance and improvement features, including
– Run charts, Pareto charts, and cause-and-effect (fishbone) diagrams
– Statistical process control charts
– Historical charts
– Capability analysis
– Measurement systems analysis with Gage R&R
– Design of experiments capabilities to generate and analyze full and fractional designs, Plackett-Burman designs,
Taguchi designs, response surface designs, and mixture models
– Multiple response optimization
– Estimation of failure time distributions
– Regression with life data and accelerated life testing
n Powerful data management capabilities. Import data from other versions of MINITAB, spreadsheets, databases, and
text files into a project. Link data to another application or another part of a MINITAB worksheet using Dynamic
Data Exchange (DDE). Share data with your database using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). Easily create
subsets of your data.
n Project Manager. Minitab’s Project Manager provides easy access to all the components of your MINITAB project.
You can rename worksheet columns and add columns descriptions; browse through your worksheets, graphs, and
output; organize related documents and URLs; and more.
n ReportPad. A tool integrated into the Project Manager that helps you generate a report from your analysis.
n A macro facility that allows you to write a program of MINITAB commands to automate repetitive tasks or to extend
MINITAB’s functionality.