05/02/08

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Statistical Literacy studies summary statistics used in arguments in everyday life.  Statistical literacy helps people read and interpret numbers in graphs, tables, statements and studies.

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2008 STAT-LIT NEWS

  •  2008 Q2 News about the NNN Q/L Conference (5/15-17) at Sawyer-Colby with QUIRK and NECQL.

  •  2008 Q1 News about Numeracy -- the new E-journal of the National Numeracy Network.

  •  Year-end summaries of Statistical Literacy highlights: 2007, 2006 and 2005.

2007 STAT-LIT HIGHLIGHTS

  •  What three colleges got a total of more than a million in grants for numeracy/QL/statistical literacy?

  •  Who said that you can’t achieve the GAISE goals in one course if you also teach a long list of methods?

  •  Who said that most students would be better served by a statistical literacy course than a methods course?

  •  Who said that the definition of quantitative literacy should be expanded to include 'construction'?

  •  What Blog said an ASA paper was "pretty interesting" and inspired over 8,000 downloads?

  •  How prevalent was the word "significant" in 250 news stories involving statistics?

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