1. Chapter 6 Minitab Recipe Cards

2. The binomial distribution
Select the Probability Distributions option from the Calc menu and choose Binomial from the sub-menu.

3. For the probability of picking one female in a team of three in Example 6.1 select Probability, make the Number of trials 3 and the Event probability 0.5.
Choose Input constant and type 1 in the adjacent space.
Click OK.

4. The probability appears in the session window.

5. The Poisson distribution
Select the Probability Distributions option from the Calc menu and choose Poisson from the sub-menu.

6. For the probability that three or fewer require treatment in an hour in Example 6.7 choose Cumulative probability and type 2 beside Mean.
Choose Input constant: and type 3 into the adjacent space.
Click OK.

7. The probability appears in the session window.