<s>
Minitab	B-Application
is	O
a	O
statistics	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
developed	O
at	O
the	O
Pennsylvania	O
State	O
University	O
by	O
researchers	O
Barbara	O
F	O
.	O
Ryan	O
,	O
Thomas	O
A	O
.	O
Ryan	O
,	O
Jr.	O
,	O
and	O
Brian	O
L	O
.	O
Joiner	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Triola	O
Statistics	O
Company	O
in	O
1972	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minitab	B-Application
is	O
a	O
statistics	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
developed	O
at	O
the	O
Pennsylvania	O
State	O
University	O
by	O
researchers	O
Barbara	O
F	O
.	O
Ryan	O
,	O
Thomas	O
A	O
.	O
Ryan	O
,	O
Jr.	O
,	O
Brian	O
L	O
.	O
Joiner	O
in	O
1972	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
light	O
version	O
of	O
OMNITAB	O
80	O
,	O
a	O
statistical	O
analysis	O
program	O
by	O
NIST	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Joseph	O
Hilsenrath	O
in	O
years	O
19621964	O
as	O
OMNITAB	O
program	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
7090	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minitab	B-Application
is	O
distributed	O
by	O
Minitab	B-Application
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
a	O
privately	O
owned	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
State	O
College	O
,	O
Pennsylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Minitab	B-Application
LLC	O
requested	O
and	O
received	O
between	O
$5	O
million	O
and	O
$10	O
million	O
under	O
the	O
Paycheck	O
Protection	O
Program	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
to	O
let	O
go	O
250	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Minitab	B-Application
LLC	O
had	O
subsidiaries	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minitab	B-Application
,	O
LLC	O
also	O
produces	O
other	O
software	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Minitab	B-Application
;	O
Minitab	B-Application
Connect	O
helps	O
businesses	O
centralize	O
and	O
organize	O
their	O
data	O
,	O
Quality	O
Trainer	O
is	O
an	O
eLearning	O
package	O
that	O
teaches	O
statistical	O
concepts	O
,	O
Minitab	B-Application
Workspace	O
provides	O
project	O
planning	O
and	O
visualization	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
Minitab	B-Application
Engage	O
is	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
Idea	O
and	O
Innovation	O
Management	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
managing	O
Six	O
Sigma	O
and	O
Lean	O
manufacturing	O
deployments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Minitab	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
first	O
cloud-based	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
statistical	B-Algorithm
software	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Minitab	B-Application
Desktop	O
app	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
former	O
version	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
(	O
Minitab	B-Application
19.x	O
)	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
