Capability Sixpack: Normal

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

Example

In this worksheet, Wait Time is the data column.

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Wait Time
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How-to

  1. From the Healthcare KPIs: Decrease Wait Time dialog box, select Capability Sixpack: Normal, then click OK.
  2. Under Data are arranged as, select Single column.
  3. In Single column, enter the wait time column.
  4. In Subgroup size, enter 1.
  5. In Upper spec, enter the upper specification limit for wait times. This is the highest patient wait time that is acceptable to your organization.
  6. Click Transform, choose Box-Cox power transformation (W = Y^λ). (This step is not necessary if your wait times follow a bell-shaped pattern in the histogram.)
  7. Click OK.
Tip

For more information about this analysis, click Help in the main dialog box.