Statistical Competence

Basic statistical competence involves the following components:

1. data awareness,
2. an understanding of certain basic statistical concepts and terminology,
3. knowledge of the basics of collecting data and generating descriptive statistics,
4. basic interpretation skills (the ability to describe what the results mean in the context of the problem), and
5. basic communication skills (being able to explain the results to someone else).

Reference: http://jse.amstat.org/v10n3/rumsey2.html