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The update is free for Minitab Express users. Class outlines, instructor notes, exercises, answer keys, and Minitab data sets are included. Instructors also have access to new lesson plans for teaching core statistical concepts using Minitab Express or Minitab 17. Best subsets and stepwise regression offer two model reduction techniques to identify the best regression equation. Minitab Express 1.5 includes binary logistic regression, which enables users to identify important variables and create predictive models for a binary response. With its user-friendly interface and intuitive menus designed to complement leading textbooks, students can use Minitab Express on Mac or PC to quickly analyze their data-benefits that continue in the newest version, which easily imports Microsoft Excel files directly into Minitab Express, includes resampling techniques, new regression features, and more. "We've released these new features in Express as part of our ongoing commitment to providing the academic market with the tools they need to teach and learn statistics," says Paret. "Bootstrapping has been a popular request among our academic user base, and we're happy to announce that this feature is now available," says Michelle Paret, product marketing manager.īootstrapping is a resampling technique that makes no assumption about the distribution, and is a great tool for helping students understand statistical concepts such as sampling distributions. STATE COLLEGE, Pa., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Minitab Express 1.5, an update to the most recent version of this statistical software package for introductory statistics, adds the ability to import from Excel, bootstrapping and randomization tests, and new regression features.