Practical Data Analysis (Minitab) - Eti Group USA

1 Practical data Analysis ( minitab ) January 26 - 27, 2015 Oregon Bioscience Association Overview: All too often, we make important business decisions based on intuition, opinion, or assumptions. In many cases the data needed to support or contradict such decisions exists, but no one in the organization knows how to analyze the data . data often contains information that is not available from any other source. data Analysis is required to extract this information. This 16 hour course provides the statistical tools needed for the most common types of data Analysis that apply to all organizations in all business sectors. Throughout the course participants practice these methodologies in class using minitab statistical software . How You Will Benefit: By the end of the course, you will be able to: Import data sets into minitab , export minitab worksheets to other programs. Use statistical graphics to display data and data Analysis results.

2 Fit appropriate distributions and perform capability Analysis . Test for significant differences among populations using quantitative and pass/fail responses. Perform basic sample size calculations. Perform and interpret regression Analysis with quantitative and pass/fail responses. Save minitab worksheets and projects Course Outline: 1. Importing and Exporting data 2. Worksheet Operations 3. Types of data 4. Basic Statistics 5. Saving minitab worksheets and projects 6. Fitting and Using Distributions 7. Fitting and Using Life Distributions 8. Comparing Populations 9. Sample Size Calculations 10. Using Regression Analysis 11. Multivariable Graphics Course Duration: This course will take 2-days (16-hours) to complete. Who Should Attend: Engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, supervisors, business analysts, quality assurance personnel, quality improvement specialists, or other technical positions responsible for data -based decision-making in business or in industry.

3 ETI Group : Tel: (360) 681-2188 or (503) 484-5979 or Email: Practical data Analysis ( minitab ) January 26 - 27, 2015 Oregon Bioscience Association Prerequisites: A laptop computer loaded with minitab software is required for this course. The instructor will be using minitab 16, but other recent revisions may also be used. The only other prerequisite for this course is a good understanding of Windows-based PC software . Course Duration: This course will take 2-days (16-hours) to complete. Course Fees Your total cost for this course, including a comprehensive workbook is $625. Instructor Bio: Russell Boyles Dr. Russell A. Boyles is Vice-president of ETI Group . Dr. Boyles earned his in Mathematics and Ph. D. in Statistics at the University of California, Davis. He subsequently spent two years in the Applied Mathematics Group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, two years as Director of Statistical Analysis for NERCO Minerals Company, and eight years as Statistical Methods Manager at Precision Castparts Corporation.

4 Several of his research papers have appeared in the ASQ publications Journal of Quality Technology and Technometrics. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt with 20 years experience, Russell specializes in Design of Experiments, Process Capability, Measurement System Analysis and Statistical Process Control. His recent clients include: FEI Company, Hewlett Packard, Hexcel Corporation, Intermec Corporation, Medtronics, Mikron, and RadiSys Corporation. For more information or to reserve your place in this course, please contact: ETI Group : Tel: (360) 681-2188 or (503) 484-5979 or Email.