While Minitab 17 is currently a Windows-only application, there are people who only have a Mac available for the installation who also find they need to use Minitab 17.

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It is possible to run Minitab 17 on a Macintosh, though the steps involved in the installation can seem a little daunting at first. In the Technical Support department, we sometimes hear reluctance in people’s voices when we throw out terms like ‘Apple Boot Camp’ or ‘desktop virtualization software.'

NOTE: Minitab products have not been rigorously tested in either Apple Boot Camp or desktop virtualization software, and assistance from Minitab Technical Support is limited. Before purchasing a Minitab product, it is strongly recommended that you download the trial version of the software to test in your environment. Because the trial version will not run in a virtual environment without a product key, please contact Technical Support for help running the trial on a virtual machine.

So for those of you who would like to install Minitab 17 on your Mac, my goal is to show you exactly how to do it. In this first post in a 2-part series, I’ll walk through the installation using Apple's Boot Camp software.

In addition to your Mac, you’ll need:

• A flash drive
• A copy of Windows 7 or later version ISO
• And of course, Minitab 17 Statistical Software

Boot Camp is a product from Apple that allows you to install and dual-boot your Intel-based Mac in OS X or Windows. With this software, you must boot solely in OS X or Windows—you cannot use OS X and Windows at the same time. The advantage of using Boot Camp is that Windows runs natively, which reduces the likelihood of technical issues.

Boot Camp is included for free with Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) or higher. If you plan to install Windows 7, it is recommended that you use the Boot Camp software included with Snow Leopard (v10.6) or above. For more information about Boot Camp, see this Apple support page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468

To get started, save your Windows ISO to the desktop on your Mac, and plug in your flash drive.

To install Minitab 17 on a Mac using Apple Boot Camp, locate the Apple Boot Camp Assistant in Finder on your Mac, and double-click on the icon to get started. Click Continue in the Introduction window:

Select the options you’d like to use in the window below (I’m using all three), make sure your USB drive is plugged in, then click Continue again:

The Boot Camp Assistant found the Windows ISO on my desktop in the ISO image path shown below, and will create the bootable USB in with the flash drive listed under Destination disk. Click Continue to confirm:

Once the bootable USB step is complete, the Boot Camp Assistant will download and save the Windows support software to the flash drive as shown below. Click Continue again:

The Task Status window will show during the download:

After the download above completes, choose how to partition the hard drive for the third step in the window shown below, then click Install:

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Once the Windows installation process begins, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation (you’ll have to accept several prompts to continue installing Windows, including language, license agreement, etc.).

Once the Windows installation is complete and your Mac is booted up in Windows, save the Minitab 17 installer to the desktop, then double-click on mtben1721su to launch the setup:

On the first setup screen, click Next:

Check the box to accept the license agreement and click Next again:

Enter your 18-digit product key and click Next:

On the Ready to Install Minitab 17 screen, click Install:

Minitab will show a progress bar during the installation:

When the setup is complete, click Finish:

Next, double-click on the Minitab 17 icon on the desktop to launch Minitab 17. You’ll be prompted to enter an email address to register, then click OK:

If a product key wasn’t entered during the installation (or, if the license wasn’t activated), you’ll have the option to use the free trial or to activate with a Product key. Complete the activation, and Minitab 17 is ready to go on your Mac!

Each time you want to switch between the Mac and Windows partition on your hard drive, you’ll need to restart your Mac while holding down the alt (option) key on your keyboard.

That will give you the option of which partition to use in a screen similar to the one above- when you boot up the machine in Windows you can use Minitab 17. When you want to go back to your Mac OS make that selection when you reboot the machine.

When using Windows on your Mac, it is best to shut down Windows when you are finished using your software. Closing the lid of your notebook computer may cause Windows to hibernate or suspend, which can cause an error about a tampered license. If that happens, try shutting down Windows and rebooting the virtual computer.

Stay tuned for part II of this post, where I’ll explain how to install Minitab 17 on a Mac using desktop virtualization software.

Minitab is one of the best statistical software out there but unfortunately Minitab for Mac does not exist. However don’t panic as here we show you two ways to get Minitab running on your Mac.

1. Use Minitab Express for Mac

Minitab Express for Mac is a lite version of Minitab that you can download for macOS and offers much of the functionality and features of Minitab.

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Minitab Express is designed for introductory statistical courses but features things such as Probability Distributions, Summary Statistics, Hypothesis Tests, Resampling, Regression, ANOVA, Time Series and Control Charts.

There are however several features missing compared to the full version of Minitab such as ANOVA with > 2 factors, Nonlinear regression, design of experiments, Gage R$R etc. You can see a full comparison table of Minitab vs Minitab Express here.

Another important difference to be aware of is that Minitab Express is only available on a subscription basis of $49.99 per year or $29.99 per six months. There’s no standalone version like with the full version of Minitab.

In addition, Minitab Express is only available to educational institutions and students. If you’re not an educator or student, you’ll have to run Windows on your Mac and install Minitab instead (see method 2 below).

You can watch a quick overview of Minitab Express here:

2. Run Windows on Mac

If using Minitab Express is not an option for you, the good news is that you can run the Windows version of Minitab on a Mac by using Parallels.

Parallels allows you to run Windows on Mac so that can conveniently switch between Windows only apps such as Minitab and your Mac applications at any time.

The cool thing is that it doesn’t cost anything to use Windows 10 on Mac anymore either. Microsoft no longer requires you to purchase Windows 10 in order to use it.

You can simply download and use a free version of Windows that doesn’t require activation.

Alternatively, you can also run Windows on Mac using Boot Camp but the disadvantage of Boot Camp over Parallels is that you can only boot your Mac in either macOS or Windows. Parallels allows you to run Windows and macOS at the same time which is far more convenient.

If you choose to install Windows on your Mac to run Minitab, be aware that a Minitab license costs a lot more than Minitab Express. Minitab currently costs $1495 for a single user license although there are discounts for bulk purchases. Upgrades to Minitab currently cost $840.

If you have any problems using Minitab on your Mac using either of these methods, let us know in the comments below.

If using either Parallels or Minitab Express is out of your budget, you may also be interested to check our guide to the best free statistical software for Mac.