State College, Pa. (PRWEB) June 21, 2012

Statistics and data analysis play a central role in Six Sigma and other quality improvement methods in business and industry. But when organizations try to implement these methods, they frequently discover that not all employees understand statisticsand even those who have statistical training need to refresh their knowledge regularly.

To help people involved in quality improvement initiatives get up to speed with statistics quickly, Minitab, the leading provider of software for quality improvement, introduced Quality Trainer, an e-learning course focused on statistics for Six Sigma and data analysis with Minitab Statistical Software. Its been enthusiastically adopted by companies including Caterpillar, Cummins, Baxter Healthcare, the U.S. Postal Service and many more.

Organizations looking to increase the level of statistical skills among their employees can find out more in a free webinar, Meet Quality Trainer, on June 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (GMT -4:00).

Participants will see how Quality Trainer can help them easily learn statistics and how to analyze their data using Minitab. Space is limited. Registration is free at http://www.minitab.com/training/web-events/.

Quality Trainers engaging, Web-based design makes difficult statistical concepts easy to grasp and gives professionals convenient access to an ongoing resource for their projects. Anyone can benefit from this opportunity to boost their statistical know-how and learn at their own pace, says Michelle Paret, product marketing manager at Minitab. And with subscriptions starting at just $ 30 US per month, it’s an extremely affordable way to develop your skills.

Using narration, animation and other multimedia, Quality Trainer teaches subscribers how to apply statistics and make the most effective use of their data.

The course’s nine chapters cover basic graphical analysis and statistical inference, as well as more advanced techniques like process capability, analysis of variance and design of experiments.

For more information about Minitabs quality improvement solutions, visit http://www.minitab.com.

About Minitab Inc.

Minitab Inc. delivers software and services for quality improvement and statistics education.

Minitab Statistical Software is the preferred data analysis tool for businesses of all sizes and is used in more than 100 countries by thousands of distinguished companies, including Toshiba, DuPont, Boeing, Royal Bank of Scotland, Nestl