Concept

Following are key points of Statistical Thinking

1. All works occur in system of inter connected processes.
2. Variation exist in all processes
3. Process of output varies according to special variation (due to special cause) and random variation (random cause). Understanding and reducing variation is key to success.

These concepts are in context of quality control. For giving it a broader meaning so that concept of Statistical Thinking may be generalized, it is reshaped by use of following concepts (see Wild and Pfannkuch)

1. Statistics is science of variation
2. Statistical tools works between context area and data
3. Ultimate aim of use of statistical tool is enriching the context area.

On this site, concept of Statistical Thinking has been used in more broader sense by keeping its original spirit intact. For our purposes (to use statistical thinking in other area than engineering),  concept of Statistical Thinking is based on following components

1. Study of variation
2. Data
3. Enriching context area
4. Simulation

Given diagram represents how `Statistical Thinking’ may be perceived to accommodate current need.