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description: While Cody did plenty of math and statistics coursework getting his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University, it was an experience challenging the evaluation of 3rd and 4th grade students with a reading assessment for kindergarten students that made him passionate about collecting the right data to make good decisions. Cody finished his master’s degree in Statistics at the University of Tennessee and has been helping drive out the fear that keeps people from engaging with data ever since. From nuclear safety to labor relations, Cody has always liked to see how communicating the right results helps improve life. Working in Information Development at Minitab puts gives Cody the opportunity to help more people understand and communicate the results that matter.
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# Minitab Blog | Cody Steele
Tips and Techniques to Make Your Best Data-Driven Decisions
Cody Steele
While Cody did plenty of math and statistics coursework getting his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University, it was an experience challenging the evaluation of 3rd and 4th grade students with a reading assessment for kindergarten students that made him passionate about collecting the right data to make good decisions. Cody finished his master’s degree in Statistics at the University of Tennessee and has been helping drive out the fear that keeps people from engaging with data ever since. From nuclear safety to labor relations, Cody has always liked to see how communicating the right results helps improve life. Working in Information Development at Minitab puts gives Cody the opportunity to help more people understand and communicate the results that matter.
### Top Posts
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### Top Posts - Cody Steele
## [The Evaluate the Measurement Process Study (EMP Study) in Minitab](https://blog.minitab.com/en/evaluate-the-measurement-process-study-emp)
[Minitab](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/minitab) | 5 Minute Read
EMP study, also known as Wheeler’s Method. EMP stands for Evaluate Measurement Process.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/evaluate-the-measurement-process-study-emp)
## [What Does the Shape of Your Data Indicate?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/histogram-shape-data-analysis)
[Capability Analysis](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/capability-analysis) | 5 Minute Read
Use a histogram to understand the shape of your data to quickly determine whether or not the mean is a good representation of what’s common in the data.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/histogram-shape-data-analysis)
## [Do You Know How Capable Your Processes Are?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/how-to-perform-process-capability)
[Minitab](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/minitab) | 4 Minute Read
Capability analysis goes beyond a simple, binary approach to provide insight into how well a process meets specifications.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/how-to-perform-process-capability)
## [The Rise of Predictive Analytics in Insurance](https://blog.minitab.com/en/the-rise-of-predictive-analytics-in-insurance)
[Predictive Analytics](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/predictive-analytics) | 3 Minute Read
Explore Minitab's robust predictive analytics tools that make it faster and easier to get the insights you need from your data in the insurance industry.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/the-rise-of-predictive-analytics-in-insurance)
## [Ready to trick or treat? Beware the Pitfalls of Sugar...](https://blog.minitab.com/en/halloween-candy-sugar)
[Data Analysis](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/data-analysis) | 3 Minute Read
The 5% percent WHO guideline is less than the sugar in a can of soda, so Halloween can be a treacherous time for someone who wants to limit their sugar intake.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/halloween-candy-sugar)
## [Why You Need Your Control Charts to be In-Control](https://blog.minitab.com/en/in-control-control-charts)
[Control Charts](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/control-charts-2) | 8 Minute Read
Control charts tell you whether a process is in-control. If a process is out-of-control, you need to fix the causes that affect the process intermittently.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/in-control-control-charts)
## [The Battle of the Baseball Parks with ANOVA vs. ANOM](https://blog.minitab.com/en/baseball-parks-with-anova-anom)
[ANOVA](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/anova-2) | 13 Minute Read
Using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Means (ANOM) we will learn which baseball parks are the best for hitters and for pitchers.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/baseball-parks-with-anova-anom)
## [Where in the World Is Someone Most Likely to Be a Leap Day Baby?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/statistics-and-quality-improvement/where-in-the-world-is-someone-most-likely-to-be-a-leap-year-baby)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 4 Minute Read
This Saturday is Leap Day, so some lucky 39-year-olds on the verge of 40 get to say they're only 10! What's the easiest way to determine the probability of being born on a certain day, like February 29? It's to assume every day of the year has an equal probability of being a birthday. But ... no surprise here ... the numbers actually disagree!
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/statistics-and-quality-improvement/where-in-the-world-is-someone-most-likely-to-be-a-leap-year-baby)
## [3 Ways Minitab Makes Plotting Histograms More Automatic and Easier than Excel](https://blog.minitab.com/en/3-ways-minitab-makes-plotting-histograms-more-automatic-easy-than-excel)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 7 Minute Read
Let’s look at 3 ways to do more with histograms in Minitab than Microsoft Excel and Data Analysis Toolpak. You can easily plot frequency and update the bin range.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/3-ways-minitab-makes-plotting-histograms-more-automatic-easy-than-excel)
## [How to Correct Case Mismatches from Excel in Minitab, Fast](https://blog.minitab.com/en/statistics-and-quality-improvement/correct-case-mismatches-in-minitab-fast)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 3 Minute Read
Data entry errors happen. Fortunately Minitab has tools like Recode. It's easy to get your data into shape so you can move on to get the answers you need.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/statistics-and-quality-improvement/correct-case-mismatches-in-minitab-fast)
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