Guest Post: How quickly and effectively can you drive to a solution?
Deductive logic has been used for millennia to describe the natural world. With the explosion of data availability and machine learning, some suggest inductive reasoning will make deduction obsolete – the end of science. An approach that supports learning and drives toward a solution involves both.
Beyond the Hype: Machine Learning for Manufacturing Performance
Machine learning utilizes analytical data to discover insights that can create a more efficient manufacturing process and solve problems in a matter of seconds. These tools can be used in countless constructive ways in the manufacturing industry.
Guest Post: Predictive Analytics Accelerates Problem Solving
Adam Russell, Global Operations Master Black Belt explains how Tate & Lyle deploys Continuous Improvement (CI) tools, including Minitab and Salford Predictive Modeler (SPM), to challenging engineering and manufacturing problems.
Concluding Our Golf DOE: Time to Quantify, Understand and Optimize
Last week on The Minitab Blog, we used Minitab Statistical Software to review analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and blocking variables in our ongoing design of experiment (DOE) on how to get the longest drive in your golf game. Now let’s finish it. We’re ready to review and present our results.
Vive la France! World Cup Bar Chart and Pie Charts Show Where Reader Loyalty Lies by Country and Industry
The World Cup has finally concluded with France becoming champion for the second time. Previously we polled The Minitab Blog readers on who they thought would win. Now, it’s time to look at the results and see how many of our readers have the ability of Nostradamus (Did I mention he’s French?).
ANCOVA and Blocking: 2 Vital Parts to DOE
Previously in our Minitab designed experiment on driving the golf ball as far as possible from the tee, we tested our four experimental factors and determined how many runs we needed to produce a complete data set. Now let’s analyze the data and interpret the covariates and blocking variables.
You Use Minitab. Your New Job Doesn't (YET). What Do You Do?
Rafael's previous employers used Minitab, giving him ample opportunity to figure out how to define experiments and variables to optimize detergent formulas most effectively. But Rafael's new employers didn't use Minitab. His boss challenged him to prove results before considering the investment.
Mulligan? How Many Runs Do You Need to Produce a Complete Data Set?
In our continuing effort to use experimental design to understand how to drive the golf ball the farthest off the tee, we have decided each golfer will perform half the possible combinations of high and low settings for each factor. But how many times should each golfer replicate their runs to produce a complete data set?
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!
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.