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title: Minitab Blog | Cody Steele (2)
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. (2)
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# Minitab Blog | Cody Steele (2)
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
### Top Posts - Cody Steele
## [3 Ways Minitab Makes Plotting Histograms More Automatic and Easier than Excel](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/3-ways-minitab-makes-plotting-histograms-more-automatic-easy-than-excel?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/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/blog/3-ways-minitab-makes-plotting-histograms-more-automatic-easy-than-excel?hsLang=en)
## [How to Correct Case Mismatches from Excel in Minitab, Fast](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/correct-case-mismatches-in-minitab-fast?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/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/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/correct-case-mismatches-in-minitab-fast?hsLang=en)
## [Data Importing Made Easier: Using Minitab Instead of Excel](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/import-data-into-minitab?hsLang=en)
[Data Analysis](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/data-analysis) | 3 Minute Read
Learn how to import CSV, TXT, and DAT files directly into Minitab. Skip unnecessary Excel steps and prepare your data for analysis faster.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/import-data-into-minitab?hsLang=en)
## [Surround yourself with quality data](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/surround-yourself-with-quality-data?hsLang=en)
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Surround yourself with quality data
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/surround-yourself-with-quality-data?hsLang=en)
## [The facts of life: your data's not ready to analyze](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/the-facts-of-life-your-datas-not-ready-to-analyze?hsLang=en)
| 1 Minute Read
The facts of life: your data's not ready to analyze
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/the-facts-of-life-your-datas-not-ready-to-analyze?hsLang=en)
## [Easy data sources to build your confidence in process analysis](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/easy-data-sources-to-build-your-confidence-in-process-analysis?hsLang=en)
| 1 Minute Read
Easy data sources to build your confidence in process analysis
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/easy-data-sources-to-build-your-confidence-in-process-analysis?hsLang=en)
## [Practicing data analysis? Get some fun data into Minitab.](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/practicing-data-analysis-get-some-fun-data-into-minitab?hsLang=en)
| 2 Minute Read
Practicing data analysis? Get some fun data into Minitab.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/practicing-data-analysis-get-some-fun-data-into-minitab?hsLang=en)
## [WHO Cares about How Much Sugar You Eat on Halloween?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/who-cares-about-how-much-sugar-you-eat-on-halloween?hsLang=en)
[Statistics in the News](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics-in-the-news) | 2 Minute Read
WHO Cares about How Much Sugar You Eat on Halloween?
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/who-cares-about-how-much-sugar-you-eat-on-halloween?hsLang=en)
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