Minitab - QI Macros Comparison

Minitab

QI Macros

Define, Measure, Analyze, Improvem Control (DMAIC)

Balanced Scorecard

Y

SIPOC

Y

Flow chart

Y

Run chart

Y

Y

Pareto chart

Y

Y

Fishbone diagram

Y

Y

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Y

Scatter chart

Y

Action plan, Gantt charts

Y

Control Chart Wizard: Analyzes your data and selects the correct control chart for you!

Y

Statistical Process Control (SPC - Control)

Pre-Control Chart

Y

Control Plan (AIAG)

Y

Control charts: XBar, XBar-S, XmR, CUSUM, p, np, c, u

Y

Y

Historical/shift-in-process charts

Y

Y

Process capability

Y

Y

Process Capability SixpackTM

Y

Fivepack

Multi-Vari charts

Y

Y

Symmetry plot

Y

Y

Scatter plots, boxplots, dotplots, histograms, charts, time series plots

Y

Y

Probability plots, contour plots

Y

Y

Matrix plots, pie charts

Y

Y

Control charts: MA, EWMA, zone

Y

Y

Short Run and Median Control charts

Y

Y

Multivariate control charts: T2, generalized variance, MEWMA

Y

T2

Box-Cox transformation

Y

Y

Johnson transformation

Y

Design for Six Sigma

QFD House of Quality

Y

Pugh Concept Selection Matrix

Y

Measurement Systems Analysis

Gage R&R: ANOVA and XBar-R methods

Y

Y

Attribute Gage Study - AIAG long method

Y

Y

Gage linearity and accuracy

Y

Y

Gage run chart

Y

Y

Nested Gage R&R

Y

Attribute agreement analysis

Y

Basic Statistics

Descriptive statistics

Y

Y

Confidence intervals, one- and two-sample t-tests, paired t-tests

Y

Y

Correlation and covariance

Y

Y

Chi-square test

Y

Y

Normality test

Y

Y

Test for equal variances

Y

Y

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Y

Y

Regression Analysis

Linear regression

Y

Y

Residual plots

Y

Y

Polynomial regression

Y

Logistic regression

Y

Partial least squares (PLS)

Y

Stepwise and best subsets

Y

Design of Experiments

Two-level factorial designs

Y

Y

General full factorial designs

Y

Y

Plackett-Burman designs

Y

Y

Taguchi designs

Y

Y

Analysis of variability for factorial designs

Y

Y

User-specified designs

Y

Response surface designs

Y

Mixture designs

Y

D-optimal and distanced-based designs

Y

Response prediction

Y

Botched runs

Y

Mixture plots

Y

Y

Overlaid contour plot

Y

Plots: residual, main effects, interaction, cube, contour, surface, and wireframe

Y

Response optimization

Y

Reliability/Survival Analysis

Parametric and nonparametric distribution analysis

Y

Y

Goodness-of-fit measures

Y

Y

ML and least squares estimates

Y

Exact failure, right-, left-, and interval-censored data

Y

Accelerated life testing

Y

Regression with life data

Y

Reliability test plans

Y

Threshold of parameter distributions

Y

Analysis of repairable systems

Y

Analysis of multiple failure modes

Y

Probit analysis

Y

Weibayes analysis

Y

Hypothesis tests on distribution parameters

Y

Plots: distribution, probability, hazard, and survival

Y

Confidence intervals

Y

Power and Sample Size

One-sample Z, t, and proportion

Y

Y

Two-sample t and proportion

Y

Y

One-way ANOVA, two-level factorial, and Plackett-Burman

Y

Y

Solve for number of center points

Y

Multivariate Analysis

Principal component analysis

Y

Discriminant analysis

Y

Cluster analysis

Y

Factor analysis

Y

Correspondence analysis

Y

Time Series and Forecasting

Time series plots

Y

Y

Auto-, partial auto-, and cross correlations

Y

Y ARIMA analysis

Y

Trend analysis

Y

Decomposition

Y

Exponential smoothing

Y

Y

Winter's method

Y

Moving average

Y

Y

Nonparametrics

Sign test

Y

Y

Wilcoxon test

Y

Y

Mann-Whitney test

Y

Y

Kruskal-Wallis test

Y

Y

Friedman test

Y

Y

Runs test

Y

Mood median test

Y

Tables

Cross-tabulation interface with new measures of association

Y

Pivot Table

Contingency tables

Y

Tally

Y

Fisher's exact test for 2x2 tables

Y

Simulation and Distributions

Y

Random number generator

Y

Excel

Density, distribution, and inverse cumulative distribution functions

Y

Excel

Random sampling

Y

Excel

Ease of Use

Customizable menus and toolbars

Y

Y

Online tutorials

Y

Y

Clear, comprehensive HTML Help system

Y

Y

Project Manager: logically organizes analysis

Y

Smart dialog boxes: remember recent settings

Y

Extensive preferences and user-editable profiles

Y