According to the American Quality Society's Statistics Division statistical
thinking is defined as:
Statistical thinking is a philosophy of learning and action based on these
fundamental principles:
All work occurs in a system of interconnected processes.
Variation exists in all processes.
Undestanding and reducing variation are keys to sussess.
It applies to our daily life in that everything we do (all work) can be
improved by applying the fundamental principles.
GRB
At 06:33 PM 02/04/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>People these days talk about "Statistical thinking" What is "Statistical
>thinking"? Can it be precisely defined? Is there any material on the subject
>matter?
>
>I remember H G walse wrote in 1925 “Statistical thinking will one day be as
>necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write”
>
>How does it apply to our daily life ?
>
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>Sugata Adhikari
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