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Graph > Empirical CDF or Probability Plot > Distribution > Distribution

Graphs that allow this function

Use to fit a distribution to your data to help you determine whether the data can be adequately modeled by the selected distribution. To fit a distribution for a histogram, see Data View - Distribution.

After creating a graph, you can:

·    Change the fitted distribution, add groups, and change the fitted line attributes (see Editing Data Fits Overview).

·    Add a distribution fit (see Adding Graph Elements).

Dialog box items

Distribution: Choose a distribution.

Historical parameters: Enter historical estimates of the distribution parameters. Minitab displays the necessary parameters, which depend on the chosen distribution. These parameters may include Mean, Standard Deviation, Location, Shape, Scale, or Threshold. If you do not enter historical estimates, Minitab estimates the parameters from the data. You can enter some historical estimates and have Minitab estimate the other parameters. See Distribution parameters for restrictions.

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