Q1: Tire damage data

Open the file “1.TireDamage_Bar Chart”

A quality engineer for a tire company suspects that the causes of tire repairs vary by time
of year. The engineer tallies the various causes for tire repairs by quarter for the previous
year.

You can use this data to demonstrate Bar Chart of Values from a table and analyze
summary data.

Worksheet
column Description

Quarter The quarter of the year when the tire damage occurred (row
labels)

Damaged Liner The number of tires that have damaged liners

Damaged Sidewall The number of tires that have damaged sidewalls

Leak from Seating The number of tires that have leaks from seating

Puncture The number of tires that have punctures

Valve Core Leak The number of tires that have a valve core leak

Valve Stem Leak The number of tires that have a stem leak
Q3: Pivot Table

Open the file “3. Amusement parks_Pivot” containing list of amusement parks in
UK

Question: Find the overall average speed of all rides that satisfy the following
criteria:

 The Type is Steel

 The Design is Sit Down
 The Amusement Park has the word adventure somewhere in the title

Q4: Pivot Chart

Open the file “3. Amusement parks _Pivot”.

Question: Create a pivot chart to show the average speed of each type of design
among all amusement parks.

Also, find out which type of roller coaster has higher average speed through a line
chart.
Q5: Job Classification data
Open the file “5.JobClasses_Pie Chart”.

A human resources manager classifies all a company's jobs and tallies the number of
employees who belong to each job class.

You can use this data to demonstrate Pie Chart and Bar Chart and analyze summarized
data in a table format.

Worksheet
column Description

Job The type of job: R&D, Sales, Janitorial, Marketing,

Classifications or Manufacturing

Counts The number of employees in each job classification (frequency

column)

Gender The gender of the employees: Male or Female

Q6: Distribution centers data
A logistics manager for an online store that has more than 1,000 distribution centers
wants to assess the sales of the centers by region. For each distribution center, the
manager records the region of the country and sales volume (Low, Medium, and High).

You can use this data to demonstrate Descriptive Statistics (Tables) and analyse the result
on Minitab.

Worksheet
column Description

Center ID The distribution center identification number

Region The region of the country the distribution center is

in: NEngland, MAtlantic,SAtlantic, ENCentral, ESCentral, WNCentral, W
SCentral, Mountain, or Pacific

Sales The sales volume of the distribution center: Low, Medium, or High
Volume

Q7: Wind Turbine Project Schedule

Open file “7.Wind Turbine_Gantt”.

Activity names, start date and duration for Design & Deployment of a wind turbine have
been listed. Use this to create a Gantt Chart.
Q8: Auto Specifications
Open file “8.AutoSpecs_Bubbleplot”.

A sales manager for a car dealership wants to compare the specifications of the
automobiles that the dealership sells. The manager collects data on the fuel economy,
cost, safety rating, and volume of the automobiles.

You can use this data to demonstrate Bubble Plot and compare multiple related
measurement variables.

Worksheet column Description

Vehicle The model identifier

Type The body type: SUV, Sedan, Hatchback, Wagon, or Minivan

Fuel The type of fuel used: Gas or Hybrid

City MPG Fuel economy for city driving in miles per gallon

Hwy MPG Fuel economy for highway driving in miles per gallon

Combined MPG Overall fuel economy in miles per gallon

Retail ($1000) Retail price in units of $1000

Safety (0-5) Safety rating (0 to 5), where 0 is poor and 5 is excellent

 Worksheet column Description

Interior Volume Passenger volume in cubic feet

Cargo Volume Cargo volume in cubic feet

Total Volume Total volume in cubic feet

Q9: 5S Audit Scoring

Open file “9.Radar Chart”. An external auditor enters audit scores of 3 companies. Use
spider chart in excel to evaluate the three companies.

Q10: Check sheet

Open file “10. Check sheet”.

It contains data regarding different type of paint flaws and the recorded days. Please use
this to fill the check sheet in worksheet 2. Follow this up with analysing the data with
Histogram and Pareto analysis. Share the findings.
Q11: Test Score Data
Open file “11. TestScores”

A college professor wants to assess the scores that students earned on a midterm test.
The professor records the frequency of each test score.

You can use this data to demonstrate Histogram.

Worksheet column Description

Scores The test scores on a 1 to 100 scale

Frequency The number of students who earned each score

Q12: Paint flaws data

A quality engineer for an automotive supply company wants to decrease the number of
car door panels that are rejected because of paint flaws. The engineer wants to
determine whether a relationship exists between the type of paint flaws and the shift
during which the door panels are made.

Worksheet
column Description

Flaws The type of paint flaw: Scratch, Peel, Smudge, or Other. Each row
represents a single observation.

Shift The shift in which the paint flaw occurred: Day, Evening, Night,
or Weekend.

Please use this data to demonstrate Pareto Chart and identify the vital few.
Q13: Radon Time Measure
Open file “13.RadonTime_Run Chart”

A quality engineer wants to evaluate how consistently a radon detection device

measures the amount of radon. The engineer measures the radon level twice a day for
20 days.

As an exploratory measure, please construct a run chart to look for evidence of non-
random patterns in the radon measurements from the membrane devices.

Q14: Body fat percentage data

Open file “14.BodyFatPercentage_Scatterplot”.

A medical researcher studies obesity in adolescent girls. Because body fat percentage is
difficult and expensive to measure directly, the researcher wants to determine whether
the body mass index (BMI)—a measurement that is easy to take—is a good predictor of
body fat percentage. The researcher collects BMI, body fat percentage, and other
personal variables of 92 adolescent girls.

You can use this data to demonstrate Scatterplot and explore the relationship between
two measurement variables.

Worksheet
column Description

BMI The body mass index of each girl

%Fat The body fat percentage of each girl

Worksheet
column Description

Activity The average daily activity level of each girl: high, medium,
or low

Menarche Whether the girl has achieved menarche: Yes or No

Q15: Business metrics data
Open file “15.BusinessMetrics_Matrix Plot”

A business analyst wants to classify 22 successful small-to-medium size manufacturing

companies into meaningful groups for future analyses. The analyst collects data on the
number of clients, rate of return, sales, and the years the companies have been in
business. To start the partition process, the analyst divides the companies into three
initial groups: established, mid-growth, and young.

You can use this data to demonstrate Matrix Plot, and analyze multiple related
measurement variables.

Worksheet
column Description

Company The company identifier

Clients The number of clients that the company has

Rate of Return The rate of return (sales) on investment (advertising) for the
past year

Sales The sales for the past year

Years The number of years that the company has been in business
Q16: Pulse rates data
Open file “16.PulseRates”

A medical researcher wants to study the effects of various factors on pulse rates. The
researcher records the height, weight, gender, smoking preference, activity level, and
resting pulse rate of 91 undergraduate students. The researcher then randomly divides
the students into two groups. The first group runs in place for a minute while the other
group stands still. Then, the researcher records the students' pulse rates again.

You can use this data to demonstrate Descriptive Statistics (Tables) and Graphical
Summary and explore relationships between several measurement variables and groups.

Worksheet
column Description

Pulse1 The resting pulse of each student

Pulse2 The pulse after running or not running for each student (after
treatment)

Ran Whether or not the student ran in place: Yes or No (treatment)

Smokes Whether or not the student smokes regularly: Yes or No

Gender The gender of the student: M or F

Height The height of the student, in inches

Weight The weight of the student, in pounds

Q17: Plant growth data
Open file “17.PlantGrowth_Box Plot”

A plant fertilizer manufacturer wants to develop a formula of fertilizer that yields the
most increase in the height of plants. To test fertilizer formulas, a scientist prepares three
groups of 50 identical seedlings: a control group with no fertilizer, a group with the
manufacturer's fertilizer, named GrowFast, and a group with fertilizer
named SuperPlant from a competing manufacturer. After the plants are in a controlled
greenhouse environment for three months, the scientist measures the plants' heights.

You can use this data to demonstrate Boxplot and compare distributions.

Worksheet Variable
column Description type

Fertilizer The fertilizer used: None, GrowFast (the test Factor

fertilizer), orSuperPlant (the competitor's fertilizer)

Height The height of the plant Response

Q18: Flash recovery time data
Open file “18.FlashRecoveryTime_Marginal Plot”

A quality engineer for a camera manufacturer wants to shorten the flash recovery time.
Flash recovery time is the least amount of time that is required between flashes. The
engineer wants to determine whether a relationship exists between the voltage that
remains in the camera battery immediately after a flash and the flash recovery time. The
engineer also wants to determine whether there are differences in flash recovery time
between old and new formulations of the battery. The engineer collects random samples
of batteries made with the old and new formulations. The engineer measures the volts
remaining immediately after a flash and the flash recovery time for each.

You can use this data to demonstrate Scatterplot, Marginal Plot, and explore the
relationship between two measurement variables.

Worksheet
column Description

Flash Recovery The time required for the camera to flash again

Volts After The voltage remaining in the camera battery immediately

after a flash

Formulation The design of the battery: Old or New

Q19: Cap removal torque data
A quality control engineer needs to ensure that the caps on shampoo bottles are
fastened correctly. If the caps are fastened too loosely, they may fall off during shipping.
If they are fastened too tightly, they may be too difficult to remove. The target torque
value for fastening the caps is 18. The engineer collects a random sample of 68 bottles
and tests the amount of torque that is needed to remove the caps.

You can use this data to demonstrate Dot Plot and compare two distributions with
respect to machines.

Worksheet column Description

Torque The torque that is needed to remove the cap

Machine The machine that tightened the cap: 1 or 2

Q20. Stock price data

Open file “20.StockPrice_Time Series”

A stock broker compares the monthly performance of two stocks during the past two
years.

You can use this data to demonstrate overlaid Time Series Plot and other analyses that
compare times series variables.

Worksheet column Description

Company A The monthly average stock price for Company A

Company B The monthly average stock price for Company B

Q21: Fat content data
Open file “21.FatContent_Stem Leaf Plot”

A scientist for a company that manufactures processed food wants to assess the
percentage of fat in the company's bottled sauce. The advertised percentage is 15%. The
scientist measures the percentage of fat in 20 random samples. Previous measurements
found that the population standard deviation is 2.6%.

You can use this data to demonstrate Stem-and-Leaf Plot, and other commands that
analyze distributions.

Worksheet column Description

Sample ID The sample identification number

Percent Fat The percentage of fat in the sample

Q22: Sintering time data

Open file “22.SinteringTime_Main Effects Plot”

An engineer wants to assess the effect of sintering time on the compressive strength of
three different metals. The engineer measures the compressive strength of five
specimens of each metal type at each sintering time: 100 minutes, 150 minutes, and 200
minutes.

You can use this data to demonstrate Main Effects Plot, Interaction Plot, and other
analyses that use factor and response data.
 Worksheet Variable
column Description type

SinterTime The amount of time a metal is sintered: 100, Factor

150, or 200

MetalType The type of metal used in the sample: 1, 2, or Factor

3

Strength The compressive strength of each sample Response

Q24: Golf Balls ANOVA

Open file “24.Golf1 (1 ANOVA)”

Twenty-four golf balls with four dimple patterns. Dimple pattern is the Input variable; Distance
travelled is the output variable. Golf balls were assigned randomly to Iron Byron who was using
the USGA approved test driver. The golf balls were tested in random order.

Run ANOVA with residual plots. What is your inference from residual plots?
Q25: Pareto of Standardized Effects
Open file Bhh3fact.mtw

Since the data file contains the factorial design matrix, it must be defined in Minitab as
follows:

Stat > DOE > Define Custom Factorial Design

Select Factors “ Temp Conc Catalyst”

Select 2- Level factorial design

> OK

Do the following steps:

Now we can start analyzing the design

Stat > DOE > Analyze Factorial Design

Select Response “ Yield”

Select Graphs “Normal effects plot” and “Pareto”

Select “Regular” Residuals for plots”

> OK > OK

Analyze the results from the Pareto of effects and share the findings.