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# Minitab Blog | Data Analysis (4)
Tips and Techniques to Make Your Best Data-Driven Decisions
### Top Posts
### Top Posts - Data Analysis
[Understanding t-Tests: Why Degrees of Freedom Appeared in Minitab (and Why They Matter)](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/understanding-t-tests-why-degrees-of-freedom-appeared-in-minitab-and-why-they-matter?hsLang=en)
[Which World Cup Quarterfinal Teams Look Most Like Past Champions?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/which-world-cup-quarterfinal-teams-look-most-like-past-champions?hsLang=en)
[New Minitab Updates Unite Data Collection, Preparation, and Predictive Analytics](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/new-minitab-updates-unite-data-collection-preparation-and-predictive-analytics?hsLang=en)
[Artemis II Heat Shield: How Do You Decide in Uncertain Conditions?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/artemis-ii-heat-shield-how-do-you-decide-under-uncertainty?hsLang=en)
[6 Trends Shaping Business Decisions in 2026](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/6-trends-shaping-business-decisions-in-2026?hsLang=en)
## [When should I use machine learning?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/bruno-scibilia/when-should-i-use-machine-learning?hsLang=en)
[Manufacturing](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/manufacturing) | 6 Minute Read
With the advent of Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things (IIoT), information comes streaming in from many sources. Being able to collect, collate and analyze this information is becoming ever-more critical as companies use this to find insight and improve efficiency and effectiveness. You may already run some data analysis and may ask you the question "When should I use machine learning?”
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/bruno-scibilia/when-should-i-use-machine-learning?hsLang=en)
## [Learning to Love Correlograms in the Latest Minitab Release](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/learning-correlograms-latest-minitab-release?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 4 Minute Read
Learn why correlograms, among the new visualizations as part of the recent Minitab release, are such popular and useful tools for advanced analytics.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/learning-correlograms-latest-minitab-release?hsLang=en)
## [A Food Manufacturer's Secret Process Improvement Recipe for Saving $35 Million](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/a-food-manufacturers-secret-process-improvement-recipe-for-saving-35-million?hsLang=en)
[Manufacturing](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/manufacturing) | 4 Minute Read
Learn how Master Black Belt Brian Mapani of PremierFMCG saved $35M with a Lean Six Sigma program, Companion and Minitab Statistical Software.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/a-food-manufacturers-secret-process-improvement-recipe-for-saving-35-million?hsLang=en)
## [Six Data Preparation Tasks You Thought Only Programmers Could Handle](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/data-preparation-tasks-minitab-connect?hsLang=en)
[Featured Article](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/featured-article) | 3 Minute Read
Learn about data preparation tasks you can do yourself using Minitab Connect's "coding optional" data prep tools
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/data-preparation-tasks-minitab-connect?hsLang=en)
## [Updating Graphs, Making Patterned Data and More Tips & Tricks to Help You Master Minitab](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/updating-graphs-patterned-data-tips-tricks-master-minitab?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 6 Minute Read
Quick tips to manipulate data, run analyses and create visualizations faster. Plus watch them in action in the Tips & Tricks for Minitab webinar on demand.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/updating-graphs-patterned-data-tips-tricks-master-minitab?hsLang=en)
## [Better Together: Pairing Online and In-Person Learning is Key to Developing Critical Analytical Skills](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/better-together-pairing-online-and-in-person-learning-is-key-to-developing-critical-analytical-skills?hsLang=en)
[Statistics in the News](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics-in-the-news) | 5 Minute Read
Explore how pairing in-person with online learning opportunities can help individuals and organizations develop critical skills, in a win-win approach.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/better-together-pairing-online-and-in-person-learning-is-key-to-developing-critical-analytical-skills?hsLang=en)
## [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)
## [Fewer X-Ray Errors Reduce Cancer Risk, Wait Time and Costs](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/fewer-x-ray-errors-reduce-cancer-risk-wait-time-and-costs?hsLang=en)
[Healthcare](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/healthcare) | 3 Minute Read
In hospitals and clinics, making the right decisions doesn’t just reduce costs from process inefficiencies — it results in better outcomes for patients.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/fewer-x-ray-errors-reduce-cancer-risk-wait-time-and-costs?hsLang=en)
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