is a
Computer Program designed to perform basic and advanced
Statistical functions. It combines the user-friendliness of
Microsoft Excel with the ability to perform complex statistical analysis. In 1972, instructors at the
Pennsylvania State University developed MINITAB as a light version of OMNITAB, a statistical analysis program by
NIST . As of 2006 the full version costs $1195, but a stripped-down student version is bundled with some statistics texts.
Minitab is often used in conjunction with the implementation of
Six Sigma process improvement.
