Determine summary statistics for a variable

minitab logoMinitab Procedure

  1. Select Stat >> Basic Statistics >> Descriptive Statistics ...
  2. Select the variable(s) of interest.
  3. Select Statistics... Select the statistics that you want calculated by clicking on — and thereby putting a checkmark in — the appropriate boxes. Select OK.
  4. Select OK. The output will appear in the session window.

Example

The iron intakes (in milligrams) of a random sample of 25 American females, aged 11 to 50, are found in the dataset irondef.txt. Calculate summary statistics — such as, the minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation, first quartile, and third quartile —of the iron intakes.

Minitab dialog box

minitab descriptive statistics dialog box

Resulting Sample Minitab output

minitab output - descriptive statistics

 

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