1. Introduction to Statistics

2. How do we define statistics?
Statistics is…
The study of how best to collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.

3. How do we define statistics?
Statistics is…
The study of how best to collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
Statistics is the science of learning from data, and of measuring, controlling, and communicating uncertainty.

4. What can statistics do?
Support investigation across a wide range of fields.

5. What can statistics do?
Support investigation across a wide range of fields.
Help us to learn from real and interesting data.

6. What can statistics do?
Support investigation across a wide range of fields.
Help us to learn from real and interesting data
Advance our understanding of ourselves and our world.

7. Statistics as part of the investigation process
When you have a question or problem, the discipline of statistics helps you to:

8. Statistics as part of the investigation process.
When you have a question or problem, the discipline of statistics helps you to:
Collect relevant data on the topic

9. Statistics as part of the investigation process.
When you have a question or problem, the discipline of statistics helps you to:
Collect relevant data on the topic
Analyze the data

10. Statistics as part of the investigation process.
When you have a question or problem, the discipline of statistics helps you to:
Collect relevant data on the topic
Analyze the data
Form a conclusion

11. Basic statistical concepts and terms
Population
Ryerson, 2016

12. Basic statistical concepts and terms
Population
Sample
Ryerson, 2016

13. Basic statistical concepts and terms
Descriptive Statistics:
Data analysis that helps to describe, show, or summarize data in a meaningful way – e.g. How widely dispersed is the data?

14. Basic statistical concepts and terms
Descriptive Statistics:
Data analysis that helps to describe, show or summarize data in a meaningful way – e.g. How widely dispersed is the data?
Inferential Statistics:
Techniques that allow us to use samples to make generalizations about the populations from which the samples were drawn – e.g. Are there significant relationships?