This example applies to the Healthcare Module. For more information, go to www.minitab.com/healthcare-module.

Example

In this worksheet, Lab Turnaround Time Before contains the lab turnaround times before a process improvement. Lab Turnaround Time After contains the lab turnaround times after a process improvement.

C1 C2
Lab Turnaround Time Before Lab Turnaround Time After
36 42
37 35
46 24
39 28

How-to

  1. From the Healthcare KPIs: Decrease Lab Turnaround Time dialog box, select 2-Sample t, then click OK.
  2. From the drop-down list, select Each sample is in its own column.
  3. In Sample 1, enter the column of lab turnaround times from before your process improvement.
  4. In Sample 2, enter the column of lab turnaround times from after your process improvement.
  5. Click Options. In Alternative hypothesis, choose Difference > hypothesized difference.
  6. Click OK.
Tip

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