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Excel and Minitab Practice Datasets
These free practice datasets come from the UpSkill Sprint lesson library. Each one pairs with a lesson, so you can download the file, follow the worked steps and check your results. The data is fictitious and meant for learning, not for production decisions.
Excel formula practice workbook
An eight-sheet workbook with a reference guide, production data, beginner, intermediate and advanced practice sheets, an answer key and a capstone exercise.
Download the Excel formula practice workbook (.xlsx, 23 KB) · Excel Formula Fluency lesson
Minitab regression practice dataset
Fifty steel coils with tensile strength as the response and candidate predictors such as carbon, manganese, rolling temperature and cooling rate, plus a data dictionary describing each column.
Download the regression practice dataset (.xlsx, 10 KB) · Choosing the Right Regression in Minitab lesson
Minitab resampling practice dataset
120 strength measurements from a standard and a new process group, with pass/fail results, a column guide and a quick summary for the five methods under Calc Sampling practice data with a practice guide and quick summary for bootstrap and randomization exercises in Minitab.gt; Resampling in Minitab.
Download the resampling practice dataset (.xlsx, 16 KB) · Resampling in Minitab lesson
Excel CUBE function practice data
Mill test records by month, mill, shift and steel grade, with pieces, rejects and Charpy impact energy, for practising CUBE formulas against a data model.
Download the CUBE function practice data (.csv, 4 KB) · Excel CUBE Functions lesson