Data - Store Descriptive Statistics
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The data columns must be numeric. The optional grouping column (also called a By column) can be numeric, text, or date/time and must be the same length as the data columns. If you wish to change the order in which text categories are processed from their default alphabetical order, you can define your own order (see Ordering Text Categories).

Minitab automatically omits missing data from the calculations.