Data Files for Basic Practice of Statistics, 7th edition

Software Notes: Producing Data

In Chapters 8 and 9, no data sets are needed.

To use Minitab for sampling from a population, simply give every member of the population an appropriate ID number, put all those ID numbers in one column and then, in Minitab, use Calc > Random Data > Sample from Columns

If you have more ID numbers than it is convenient to type in by hand, use Calc > Make Patterned Data > Simple Set of Numbers and then you can set the first value and the last value.

For examples, see this document (excerpted from the Brief Guide to Minitab).