The following example was first presented in Lesson 2.1.1.2.1.
It uses following data set (from College Board):

Minitab® – Frequency Tables
To create a frequency table in Minitab:
- Open the Minitab file: sat_data.mpx
- Select Stat > Tables > Tally Individual Variables
- Double click the variable Region in the box on the left to insert the variable into the Variable box
- Under Statistics, check Counts and Percents
- Click OK
This should result in the following frequency table:
Tally
Region | Count | Percent |
---|---|---|
ENC | 5 | 9.80 |
ESC | 4 | 7.84 |
MA | 3 | 5.88 |
MTN | 8 | 15.69 |
NE | 6 | 11.76 |
PAC | 5 | 9.80 |
SA | 9 | 17.65 |
WNC | 7 | 13.73 |
WSC | 4 | 7.84 |
N= | 51 |