Mere literacy is not enough


Book: 
Why numbers count: Quantitative literacy for tomorrow's America
Authors: 
Cobb, G. W.
Editors: 
Steen, L. A.
Type: 
Category: 
Pages: 
75-90
Year: 
1997
Publisher: 
College Enterance Examination Board
Place: 
New York
Abstract: 

As computers enhance the value of verbal, visual, and logical skills needed to reason with data, more than ever citizens and employees need skills in quantitative reasoning that create a tapestry of meaning blending context with structure.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education