Predicting World Cup 2018 with Ordinal Logistic Regression
According to a recent BBC article, England has 4% chance to win the World Cup 2018. I make some predictions using Minitab after gathering data from past World Cup winners. Will this all make a difference? Let’s find out!
What Were the Odds of Getting into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory?
Tomorrow marks the 47th anniversary of the premiere of the great movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. What would your odds be of getting a golden ticket? We used Chi-Square to find out.
5 Reasons Factorial Experiments Are So Successful
Last week we began an experimental design trying to get at how to drive the golf ball the farthest off the tee by characterizing the process and defining the problem. This week we'll design the data collection plan we’ll use to study the factors in the experiment.
A (Golf) Course in Design of Experiments
As we prepare for the inaugural Minitab Insights golf tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 12, we are taking a look back at this series on using Minitab to improve our game. In this first installment, we examine how solving an age-old problem in golf is much like process engineering.
Power and Sample Size – Your Insurance Policy for Statistical Analysis
When we do statistical analyses, like hypothesis testing and design of experiments, we are using a sample of data to answer questions about all of our data. The reliability of these answers is affected by the size of the sample we analyze. To minimize the risk of doing unreliable statistical analysis we can use the Power and Sample size before collecting any data to determine how much data is needed to have a good chance of finding that effect, if it exists. The minimum recommended value for this is 80%.
Sealing Up Patient Safety with Monte Carlo Simulation
If you have a process that isn’t meeting specifications, using the Monte Carlo simulation and optimization tools in Companion by Minitab can help. Here’s how you, as an engineer in the medical device industry, could use Companion to improve a packaging process and help ensure patient safety.
3 Big Lessons from Continuous Improvement Leaders at PEX Europe Spring, London
At Process Excellence (PEX) Europe Spring 2018 there was a lot to learn as Continuous Improvement practitioners and leaders met to 'share and challenge everything you need to be a business of the future.' Here Minitab shares three key CI lessons that will help you to replicate success.
What is User-centered Design and why is it important?
Minitab’s R&D department uses modern design principles, including a user-centered design approach – adopting the Neilsen Norman Group’s (NN/g) methods and processes. NN/g is the world’s leader in all things usability.