STATISTICAL-LITERACY DATA & ANALYSIS (General)

• Number Watch  by John Brignell (UK) [Source of the clown shown above]
  • Current data, stories and analysis.  John Brignell's latest book, "The Epidemiologists" is a another great read.
• Chance Project  by Laurie Snell (Dartmouth
  •  Chance News.  Chance is a quantitative literacy course that discusses current events in the news that depend on probability or statistical concepts. The purpose of this discussion group is to permit faculty teaching or planning to teach a Chance course, or other course that uses current events in the news, to share information and their experiences.
  • Chance WIKI:
• Stats: Statistical Assessment Service
  • Current data, stories and analysis
• Innumeracy by Steve Head (Canada)
  • Many interesting stories and links
• More or Less
  Students using this website are encouraged to think critically about how statistics and numbers are used by the government, media and academics to communicate with the general public. Case studies in topical issues (eg. cigarette smoking and health, the psychology of learning mathematics) are used to illustrate the application and interpretation of statistics to social, economic, political, educational and scientific fields. An Essential Guide explains in plain language the central concepts of statistics including averages, probablity and terminology.    Originally conceived as a series of programmes on BBC Radio 4, this accompanying website is now produced in association with the Open University.    http://www.open2.net/moreorless/
• The Institute for Quantitative Social Science Harvard University
  • Social Science Statistics Blog This blog makes public the hallway conversations about social science statistical methods and analysis from the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and related research groups.
• Political Arithmetik Uses graphs to plot political trends. Web-manager: Charles H. Franklin: a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, where I teach statistical analysis of polls, public opinion and election results.
• The Campbell Collaboration Analysis of randomized trials in public policy, criminal justice and education.
• Numeracy in the News (Jane Watson, AU)
  • Au-NZ Data, stories and analysis (1991-2002)
• Critical Thinking: Statistics and Probability
  • Current data, stories and analysis
  • NCED News Release

• International Statistical Literacy Project IASE

• John Paulos home page, John Paulos ABC Who's Counting?

• APDU Statistical Literacy slides

• Stat Lit: A graduation requirement?

• Risk World

VISUALIZING DATA

• Milestones in the History of ... Data Visualization
  • Michael Friendly and Daniel J. Denis

STATISTICAL-LITERACY DATA & ANALYSIS (Gun-related)

• Do Guns Make Us Safe?
  • Statistics on gun-related problems
• Guns And Crime Website  with a discussion on using statistics to infer causes
  • Part of the "Right to Keep and Bear Arms" Web-ring
• An Economic Analysis of Guns and Crime (PDF) by John McDonald, 1995
  • Using economic modeling to identify relevant issues
• John Paulos short review of "More Guns; Less Crime"
  • "Although the iconoclasm, statistical presentation, and simplicity of the book's sales pitch are appealing, I simply don't buy it."

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TEACHING STATISTICAL LITERACY

BOOK REVIEWS

• Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy
  • Detailed review of the background, nature and thrust of this document.

TEACHING STATISTICAL-LITERACY

• Fruedental "Adults Learning Math" Links
  • Links on adult numeracy.
• Adult Numeracy (Ido Gal. Haifa University)
  • Promote inquiry and research on numeracy, statistical literacy, and quantitative reasoning of adults all over the world.
• UK Report: Using Numeric Data in Learning and Teaching (Robin Rice, Univ. of Edinburgh)
  • Need to promote subject-based statistical literacy for students.
• Quantitative Literacy (Woodrow Wilson Foundation and National Council on Education)
  • High-level overview with good links
• Quantitative Literacy (Lynn Steen, Past President of the American Mathematical Association)
  • History of Lynn Steen's involvement in promoting Quantitative Literacy at the national level

• IASE Statistical Education Research Group

PEOPLE-RELATED LINKS:

• Dr. Milo Schield home page
  • Dr. Schield has authored numerous papers on various aspects of statistical literacy. 
• Dr. Judea Pearl's home page

  • Dr. Pearl has authored numerous papers on Association and Causation based on observational studies.

• Dr. Lynn Steen's home page

  • Dr. Steen, past President of the MAA, has accumulated a wide variety of articles on quantitative literacy.

STATISTICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Statistical Reasoning, Teaching and Learning (SRTL-1 Archive)
• Statistical Reasoning, Teaching and Learning (SRTL-2)

STATISTICAL EDUCATION/NUMERACY JOURNALS/MAGAZINES

• ASA Journal of Statistics Education (US)

• IASE Statistics Education Research Journal

• ASA Chance Magazine (US)

STATISTICAL EDUCATION/NUMERACY ASSOCIATIONS

• IASE: International Association for Statistical Education
• IASE Statistical Education Research Group
• ASA: American Statistical Association
• American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistical Education (US)
• MSMESB: Making Statistics More Effective in Schools and Business (US)
• Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Centre for Statistical Education (Nottingham, England)
• Adults Learning Mathematics: ALM (UK/international)
• Adult Numeracy Network (NTCTM): ANN (US)
• National Institute For Literacy: NIFL(US)

Links to news sources to report errors

• http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/news/navigating/beta-08.html