People
hate statistics, you probably do too?
Why?
Maybe
you think they are not important to you, maybe you think
they are boring or maybe you think there hard to learn, etc….
We all use statistics every day, in all facets of our lives. We use them at
home, we use them when we are having fun.
Using statistics can save us a lot of money. When you decide to buy anything,
you need/use some statistics. When buying a house for example, you want to
the average price of houses in the area. This helps you know how much you should
pay.
Your kids use statistics, too. You
may tell them not to touch the chocolate
ice cream you bought for dessert, but they may ask themselves “What are
the chances of getting into trouble if we eat ice cream now? They will use
a statistic to decide on what to do.
Most
commonly, statistics are used in sports. Take hockey for
example, they keep statistics on everything: goals, assists,
wins, losses, ties, goals against, save percentage, powerplay
percentage, penalty minutes, etc… These are all statistics.
We use them to follow our favorite team, gamble, etc…
You
can see that we need statistics in all of those area. It
only makes sense that we use statistics in our work, too.
Statistics can help us improve quality, they can help us
get more done.
By
using statistics, we can do better by working smarter.
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