#WHAT IS MINITAB USED FOR SOFTWARE#
Your software just seems to be the better of the two. I have tested your software and also tested Minitab®. Minitab® uses many decision trees to "help" you choose a chart while QI Macros wizards automate the choice for you: Stat Wizard, Improvement Project Wizard, Control Chart Wizard and Chart Wizard: QI Macros works in right in Microsoft Excel where my data is normally stored, no cutting and pasting required.Why do people think costly and complex is somehow more important or "better"?.Minitab® costs a lot more, is more complex and takes a lot longer to learn and use.– Patient Safety Manager Here's what our customers tell us:
#WHAT IS MINITAB USED FOR HOW TO#
I showed him how to do it with QI Macros and he learned how to do it in, well, 5 seconds. He came back and couldn't even create a Pareto chart. I had one office person go to a Greenbelt training class which used Minitab®. QI Macros Eliminates the Learning Curve Start creating your first chart in minutes.not after days or weeks of training. You have to import data from Excel into Minitab. You never have to leave Excel to analyze your data. Minitab® requires users to choose a chart first, then point to the data they want graphed.Ĭhances are your data is already in Excel. QI Macros Wizards analyze your data and select the right chart for you. –Mike Frihart QI Macros is Easier to Use Than Minitab - Here's Why Your approach is much easier to use than Minitab’s tool. Tool selection has been a significant challenge for many of the Green Belts (and BBs as well) I have trained and coached thru the years. The second was the logic that has been built in to recommend analytical tools. The first was the ease with which pivot tables can be created – something that I’ve seen many people struggle with. I love how in addition to the statistical capabilities, it has all the basic forms that a company would need for all of their quality needs.Īs a 15+ year user of Minitab, two things stood out for me. I've been using Minitab® for 12 years now, but can see the benefits of having Green Belts and most Black Belts using QI Macros at a fraction of the cost of Minitab®. I am in the process of evaluating the QI Macros 30-day trial, and so far I am very pleased with its capabilities.