1. THE STAGES FOR STATISTICAL THINKING ARE:
1- DEFINE THE PROBLEM
2- DETERMINE WHAT DATA IS NEEDED
3- SELECT A SAMPLE
4- COLLECT DATA
5- SUMMARIZE AND ANALYZE DATA
6- MAKE INFERENCES AND DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION

2. The Journey to Making Decisions
Begin Here:
Identify the Problem
DATA
DATA
Descriptive Statistics,
Probability, Computers
INFORMATION
Experience, Theory, Literature
Inferential Statistics, Computers
KNOWLEDGE
DECISION
MAKING

3. DATA:
Specific observations of measured numbers.
INFORMATION:
Processed and summarized data
yielding facts and ideas.
KNOWLEDGE:
Selected and organized information that provides
understanding, recommendations, and
the basis for decisions.

4. Descriptive Statistics include graphical and numerical
procedures that summarize and process data and are used
to transform data into information
Descriptive Statistics include graphical and numerical
procedures that summarize and process data and are used
to transform data into information
Descriptive Statistics include graphical and numerical
procedures that summarize and process data and are used
to transform data into information
Descriptive Statistics include graphical and numerical
procedures that summarize and process data and are used
to transform data into information
Inferential Statistics provide the bases for predictions, forecasts,
and estimates that are to transform information to knowledge

5. Comparison of the Growth Rates (1992-2005) %
USA UK
ARGENTINA
TURKEY
Average
3,3
2,7
2,8
3,9
Maximum
4,5
4,4
11,9
8,9
Minimum
0,8
0,2
-10,9
-7,5
Standard Error
1,2
1,0
6,7
5,8
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI) 2006 CD-ROM

6. Examples of Populations - Names of all registered voters in TURKEY
A complete set of individuals, objects or
measurements having common observable characteristics.
Examples of Populations
- Names of all registered voters in TURKEY
- Incomes of all families living in ANKARA
- Annual return of all stocks traded on the ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE
- Grade Point Averages of all the students in your University - BILKENT

7. SAMPLE: A subset or part of a population
Examples of Samples
- Names of registered voters in TURKEY
- Incomes of families living in ANKARA
- Annual return of 150 stocks traded on the ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE
- Grade Point Averages of 500 students from different departments
in your University - BILKENT

9. N: POPULATION
n: Sample
n: Sample
n: Sample

11. Construct a stem-and-leaf display for the following data, using 0
Construct a stem-and-leaf display for the following data, using 0.1 as the leaf unit.

14. DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF 25 STUDENTS
A B B AB 0
0 0 B AB B
B B 0 A 0
A AB
AB A 0 B A

15. DATA ON TESTING CENTER THE NUMBER OF CARDIOGRAM PERFORMED EACH DAY FOR 20 DAYS

16. DOT DIAGRAM (DOT PLOT)
Dot Plot is a graphical summaries of data. A horizontal axis shows the range of values for the observations. Each data value is represented by a dot placed above the axis. Dot Plots show the details of the data and are useful for comparing the distribution of data for 2 or more variables.

17. The data shown below are the number of case files for 30 “law and consulting firms” in Ankara in Construct a dot plot of the given above data.

18. THE STEM_AND_LEAF DISPLAY
This technique can be used to show both the rank order and a shape of a data set simultaneously.
To develop a stem_and_leaf display, we first arrange the leading digits of each data value to the left of the vertical line. To the right of the vertical line, we record the last digit for each data value as we pass through the observations in the order they were recorded.
The numbers to the left of the vertical line form the STEM.
Each digit to the right of the vertical line is a LEAF
Advantages:
1- It is easier to construct by hand
2- Since it shows the actual data, this display provides more information than histograms

19. FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FOR QUALITATIVE DATA

20. DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF 50 CASES IN A LAW FIRM
Criminal
Divorce
Commercial
Cyber
Insurance
Insurance
Criminal
Divorce
Commercial
Cyber
Commercial Divorce
Commercial
Criminal
Cyber
Divorce
Insurance

21. BAR GRAPHS
A Bar graph (chart) is a graphical device for depicting qualitative data summarized in:
Frequency
Relative Frequency
Percent Frequency
On one axis of the graph (usually the horizontal axis) we specify the labels that are used for the classes (Categories) of data.
A frequency; relative frequency or percent frequency scale can be used for the other axis of the graph (usually the vertical axis)

22. FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FOR QUANTITATIVE DATA
With quantitative data, we must be more careful in defining the non-overlapping classes to be used in the freq. distribution.
There are three steps necessary to define classes for a freq. diApp. with quantitative data.
1- Determine the number of non-overlapping classes.
2- Determine the width of each class.
3- Determine the class limits
1- NUMBER OF CLASSES:
Classes are formed by specifying ranges that will be used to group the data. As a general guideline, we recommend using between 5 and 20 classes. For a small number of data items, as few as five or six classes may be used to summarize the data.
Sample Size
Number of Classes
Fewer than 50
5 – 6 Classes
50 to 100
7 – 8 Classes
Over 100
9 – 10 Classes

23. 3- CLASS LIMITS:
Class limits must be chosen so that each item belongs to one and only one class.
The lower class limit identifies the smallest possible data value assigned to the class.
The upper class limit identifies the largest possible data value assigned to the class.

24. CLASS MIDPOINT (M): The class midpoint is the value halfway between the lower and upper class limits. The definitions of the Relative Freq. and Percent Freq. Distributions are as the same as for qualitative data
Cumulative Distributions:
Cumulative Distribution is another tabular summary of data (quantitative). Cumulative Distribution use the number of classes, class widths and class limits developed for the frequency distributions.
Cumulative Distribution shows the number of data items with values “less than or equal to the upper class limit” of each class.
We also note that a cumulative relative frequency distribution shows the proportion of data items, and a cumulative percent frequency distribution shows the percentage of data items with values less than or equal to the upper limit of each class.

25. HISTOGRAM
A common graphical presentation for quantitative data is a Histogram. This graphical summary can be prepared for data previously summarized in either a frequency, relative frequency or percent frequency distributions.
Variable of interest is placed on the horizontal axis.
The frequency/relative/percent frequency is placed on the vertical axis for each class which is shown by drawing a rectangle whose base is determined by the class limits on the horizontal axis and whose height is the corresponding frequency/relative/percent frequency.

26. The following Table represents a sample of 50 final exam scores

27. YEAR - END AUDIT TIMES (in days)
These data show the time in days required to complete year-end audit for a sample of 20 clients of a small accounting firm

32. DATA ON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN OF 112 100 127 120 134 118 105 110 109
117
116
122
114
107
115
106
108
121
113
119
111
104
Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts