1. MINITAB CHAPTER 3
Manipulating and Calculating Data
Paul Johnson

2. Table of Contents Manipulating and Calculating Data Overview
Manipulating Cells, Rows, and Columns
Changing Column Data Type and Formats
Sub-setting and Splitting Data
Stacking Columns
Recoding Data
Using the Calculator

3. Manipulating and Calculating Data Overview
Manipulating data by hand is time consuming
With MINITAB data only needs to be entered once! Then You Can:
Rearrange or reorganize data
Move or delete rows and columns
Convert data from one type to another
Control the way data is displayed in data windows and graphs

4. Manipulating Cells, Rows, and Columns
Click on Editor to be able to:
Copy/ Paste
Insert Cells, Rows, Columns
Move columns

5. Manipulating Cells, Rows, and Columns
To Name Column Click on:
Column name cell
To Change Column Width:
Press down on dividing lines between columns and move left or right
To Change the Width of all Columns:
Click on editor >set Column > Widths

6. Changing Column Data Type and Formats
3 Types of Data:
Numeric
Text
Date/Time

7. Sub-setting and Splitting Data
Subset based on conditions click on:
Manip >Subset Worksheet
Specify Which Rows to Include/Exclude
choose Rows that match >Condition, can use mathematical functions in your condition
Suplitting a worksheet by groups in variable click on:
Manip >Split Worksheet
By variables , enter column that contains desired group

8. Stacking Columns MINITAB -Makes Stacking Columns Easy
Choose Manip > Stack/Unstack> Stack Columns
Stack the following columns, enter the columns in your desired order
Store the Stacked Data in: enter new or existing column
Optionally Store in Subscripts

9. Recoding Data Recoding Data You Can : Convert a value to another value
Convert a range of values to another value
Recode numeric values to other values

10. Using the Calculator
Perform Basic Arithmetic or complex Mathematical Functions
Click on Calculator
In “Store Result in Variable” window:
Enter a new or existing column
or constant
3) In Expression:
Select variables and functions
from their respective list,
click on> calculator buttons for
numbers and arithmetic functions