You can enter sample data in either raw or summarized form.
· Raw
data: All values from a sample are present in a column. If you enter more
than one column of sample data, Minitab performs separate 1-sample analyses
for each column.
· Summarized
data: Enter the sample size and variance of a single sample. The value
for Sample size must
be an integer greater than 1. The value for Sample
standard deviation/variance can be any positive value.