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# Minitab Blog | holidays
Tips and Techniques to Make Your Best Data-Driven Decisions
### Top Posts
### Top Posts - holidays
[Against the Odds: Honoring Women in Math and Statistics](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/honoring-women-in-math-and-statistics?hsLang=en)
[Where in the World Is Someone Most Likely to Be a Leap Day Baby?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/where-in-the-world-is-someone-most-likely-to-be-a-leap-year-baby?hsLang=en)
[Let Me Count the Ways: Brainstorming Why I Love Dogs with a Fishbone Diagram](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/brainstorming-why-i-love-dogs?hsLang=en)
[Punxsutawney Phil and His 2-Sample T-test](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/quality-data-analysis-and-statistics/punxsutawney-phil-and-his-2-sample-t-test?hsLang=en)
[Odds Ratios and St. Patrick's Day: Are 4-Leaf Clovers Really All That Lucky?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/odds-ratios-st-pattys-day-4-leaf-clovers-all-that-lucky?hsLang=en)
## [Against the Odds: Honoring Women in Math and Statistics](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/honoring-women-in-math-and-statistics?hsLang=en)
[Statistics in the News](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics-in-the-news) | 5 Minute Read
Every March in the US is Women's History Month. This year, we're honoring women who were resilient, influential and prevailed in the face of adversity.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/honoring-women-in-math-and-statistics?hsLang=en)
## [Where in the World Is Someone Most Likely to Be a Leap Day Baby?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/where-in-the-world-is-someone-most-likely-to-be-a-leap-year-baby?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/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/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/where-in-the-world-is-someone-most-likely-to-be-a-leap-year-baby?hsLang=en)
## [Let Me Count the Ways: Brainstorming Why I Love Dogs with a Fishbone Diagram](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/brainstorming-why-i-love-dogs?hsLang=en)
[Fishbone](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/fishbone) | 3 Minute Read
This Valentine's Day, I'm using a Fishbone Diagram in Minitab Workspace to brainstorm all the reasons why I love dogs. Read to see if I missed any!
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/brainstorming-why-i-love-dogs?hsLang=en)
## [Punxsutawney Phil and His 2-Sample T-test](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/quality-data-analysis-and-statistics/punxsutawney-phil-and-his-2-sample-t-test?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 4 Minute Read
Although a polar vortex hit most of the northern United States last week, thousands of visitors did converge on Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see if Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow. Let’s look at a 2-sample t-test to see if Phil can be Punxsutawney’s chief advisor on how quickly winter ends.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/quality-data-analysis-and-statistics/punxsutawney-phil-and-his-2-sample-t-test?hsLang=en)
## [Odds Ratios and St. Patrick's Day: Are 4-Leaf Clovers Really All That Lucky?](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/odds-ratios-st-pattys-day-4-leaf-clovers-all-that-lucky?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 3 Minute Read
Learn about odds ratios and logistic regression in Minitab Statistical Software. Investigate relationships and how predictors affect probabilities of responses.
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/odds-ratios-st-pattys-day-4-leaf-clovers-all-that-lucky?hsLang=en)
## [Checking the “Naughty” or “Nice” Assessment with Attribute Agreement Analysis](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/using-data-and-statistics/checking-the-naughty-or-nice-assessment-with-attribute-agreement-analysis?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 4 Minute Read
Checking the “Naughty” or “Nice” Assessment with Attribute Agreement Analysis
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/using-data-and-statistics/checking-the-naughty-or-nice-assessment-with-attribute-agreement-analysis?hsLang=en)
## [A Minitab Holiday Tale: Featuring the Two Sample t-Test](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-in-the-field/a-minitab-holiday-tale-featuring-the-two-sample-t-test?hsLang=en)
[Minitab Statistical Software](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/minitab-statistical-software) | 4 Minute Read
A Minitab Holiday Tale: Featuring the Two Sample t-Test
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-in-the-field/a-minitab-holiday-tale-featuring-the-two-sample-t-test?hsLang=en)
## [Making Statistics Sweet on Valentine's Day](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/real-world-quality-improvement/making-statistics-sweet-on-valentines-day?hsLang=en)
[holidays](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/holidays) | 2 Minute Read
Making Statistics Sweet on Valentine's Day
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/real-world-quality-improvement/making-statistics-sweet-on-valentines-day?hsLang=en)
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