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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Minitab

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMinitab Statistical Software can look at current and past data to discover trends, find and predict patterns, uncover hidden relationships between variables, and create visualizations. Key statistical tests available in Minitab include t tests, one and two proportions, normality test, chi-square, and equivalence tests. And its interactive tool with a gallery lets users view and explore multiple graph options without re-running analysis. Using the same selection of data each time, Graph Builder…N/A

    PTC Mathcad

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APTC Mathcad Prime is a digital engineering notebook enabling engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to solve, analyze, document, and share their calculations. It helps users to solve problems accurately the first time numerically and/or symbolically, and then reuse important intellectual property with templates to save time on the next project.

    $735

    per year per seat

    Pricing
    MinitabPTC Mathcad
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    Mathcad Prime 10 License
    $735
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MinitabPTC Mathcad
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    MinitabPTC Mathcad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    MinitabPTC Mathcad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Minitab
    Teaching statistics to undergraduate and graduate students non-majors.
    Teaching short courses in statistics for people from industry whose backgrounds are not statistics. They usually are not up to speed on coding and wants something that is easy to learn. Less appropriate for statistics majors or those developing statistical tools in a research environment.
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    PTC
    It is great for any manual calculation. You can lay it out as you would on paper, but the math is calculated instantly, similar to how it is in excel. It is superior to either method for most engineering calculations. Being able to copy-and-paste is very helpful for considering multiple scenarios. In some situations where you need to do the same calculation on an array of numbers, Excel is still faster.
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    Pros
    Minitab
    • Life cycle product verification and control
    • Cpk value calculation and control
    • Historical data evaluation and decision making based on that data.
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    PTC
    • Conversion of measurement units (Imperial and Metric)
    • Easy to use for writing detailed engineering worksheets
    • Formulas can be written in the expanded form which facilitates verification
    • Spell Checker feature is life saver.
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    Cons
    Minitab
    • This to be make financially affordable
    • Direct feeding of data provision need to provided
    • It must be update to handle large data.
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    PTC
    • Some of the math and text formatting aspects are a little cumbersome.
    • Converting from older Matchcad versions to the newer Mathcad Prime platform could be made easier. It should be a direct import function.
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    Usability
    Minitab
    All the users at our site required training to be able to utilize Minitab in the different departments. It would be nice to have a user-friendly/basic user version for those who just need to view charts, data, etc
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    PTC
    Higher-order math, despite symbolics, become tedious and variable nomenclature isn't as forgiving as other programs. Due to it's sheet-like nature, the greater the complexity the more bothersome the screen usage becomes. But it's a trade-off between a sketchpad-like interface or lines and lines of code. Pick your poison but MathCad was our choice.
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    Support Rating
    Minitab
    Whenever I have a technical question, Minitab Statistical Software has been prompt in answering my question and even provided references and examples.
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    PTC
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    Minitab
    Minitab Statistical Software is far easiest to use and also has more functionality than the others.
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    PTC
    MathCAD is easier to learn and faster to start with. It has more user-friendly interface and conventional style toolbox and GUI. It is really good for the beginners and those who are afraid of complex math.
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    Return on Investment
    Minitab
    • We could control our process and its continuous monitoring that reduce process failure chances.
    • It helpful in database decision making process like rejection or acceptance of batch.
    • Process is improved and productivity increased.
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    PTC
    • Speeds up calculations (especially when corrections need to be made near the beginning).
    • Ability to re-use old calculations as a template can save significant time.
    • You can use consistent formatting for all calculations, allowing for more organized, clear calculations.
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