class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # Stat 154: Elementary Statistics ## Minnesota State University, Mankato ### Jongyun Jung --- # What is Statistics? - It is the discipline of how to collect, organize, analyze and draw conclusions from data. - It is a science of gaining knowledge of a fact, often by using sample data, and often the decision is made with uncertainty. --- # Variables vs. Data - *Variables* are the characteristics of an individual that are measured or observed. - *Data* are the values that the variables can attain. ---