• • Minitab portable worksheet format.
  • Statistical data format.
  • Used for exchanging and archiving statistical data.
  • MTP is an acronym derived from Minitab Portable Worksheet.
  • Plain text ASCII format.
  • Stores arrays of labeled data.
  • Developed in the 1970s as part of the Minitab Statistical Software.

• Import ["file.mtp"] imports an MTP file, returning a list of lists.
• Import ["file.mtp"] returns a two-dimensional array of strings and numbers, representing the rows and columns stored in the file.
• Import ["file.mtp",elem] imports the specified element from an MTP file.
• Import ["file.mtp",{elem,sub_a,sub_b,…}] imports a subelement.
• Import ["file.mtp",{{elem₁,elem₂,…}}] imports multiple elements.
• The import format can be specified with Import ["file", "MTP"] or Import ["file",{"MTP",elem,…}].
• See the following reference pages for full general information:
• Import import from a file
  CloudImport import from a cloud object
  ImportString import from a string
  ImportByteArray import from a byte array

• General elements:
• "Elements" list of elements and options available in this file
  "Summary" summary of the file
  "Rules" list of rules for all available elements
• Data representation elements:
• "Data" datasets arranged as a table
  "EventSeries" table data as an EventSeries
  "LabeledData" datasets given as a list of rules
  "Tabular" table data as a Tabular object
  "TimeSeries" table data as a TimeSeries
• Import uses the "Data" element by default.
• Textual information:
• "TextData" textual data given as a list of rules

• Import option:
• "EmptyField" "" how empty cells are represented in the Wolfram System
  "TimeColumn" Automatic column to use for times in "EventSeries" and "TimeSeries" elements

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