Dear students,

It turns out that the person who wrote this assignment was not very careful
and so you need more information than is given to do part 4 of the Unix
version.   Because of this, I am making this assignment due Wednesday,
September 4.  

Also, if you are doing the Unix version, you have 2 options: (i) omit part of
4 of the Unix version; or (ii) do part 4, using the hints below, and get up to
2 extra points (of 10).

The problem is that inserting alphanumeric data (letters) is somewhat tricky. 
Here is part of a minitab session that adds the required data:


 
 MTB > insert c1;
 SUBC> format (a50).
 DATA> The Basic Practice of Statistics, 2/E
 DATA> END
 MTB > insert c2;
 SUBC> format (a25).
 DATA> Moore
 DATA> END
 MTB > insert c3
 DATA> 77.75
 DATA> end
 MTB > print c1-c3
 
 
 Textbook
   A Brief Introduction to Probability and Statistics
   Elementary Statistics, 5/E                        
   Elementary Statistics, 8/E                        
   Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, 2/E   
   Exploring Statistics, 2/E                         
   First Course in Statistics, A, 8/E                
   Introduction to Statistics                        
   Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 3/E   
   Introductory Statistics, 4/E                      
   Introductory Statistics, 6/E   
   Learning Statistics with Real Data                
   Mind on Statistics                                
   Statistics, 9/E                                   
   The Basic Practice of Statistics, 2/E             
 
 
  ROW                         Author    Price
 
    1   Mendenhall, Beaver, & Beaver    80.95
    2   Triola                          97.00
    3   Johnson & Kuby                  94.95
    4   Larson & Farber                 88.00
 Continue? y
    5   Kitchens                        99.95
    6   McClave, Benson, & Sincich      93.33
    7   Woodbury                        87.95
    8   Moore & McCabe                 111.20
    9   Mann                           144.50
   10   Weiss                           98.00
   11   Trumbo                          20.95
   12   Utts & Heckard                  93.95
   13   McClave & Sincich               96.00
   14   Moore                           77.75
 
 MTB > 


The point is that to add alphanumeric data, you need the "FORMAT" subcommand
of insert.  The line 
         format (a50).
tells minitab that you want to enter up to 50 characters.  Note
carefully the periods and semicolons, they are essential!

Good luck,

Doug Ulmer