| Description | Statistical literacy is the ability to apprehend statistics. It should raise citizens’ awareness of data in everyday life and prepare them for a career in today’s “information Society”. To achieve this objective several projects, ideas and activities have been proposed during the last years. In this session, some interesting and relevant proposals are discussed. |
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| Organisers | Royal Statistical Society, Eurostat, FENStatS |
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| Chair | Emanuele Baldacci (Eurostat) |
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| Presentation #1 | From data to decisions: statistical literacy and the democratic process
Roeland Beerten (Royal Statistical Society) |
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| Presentation #2 | Towards statistical literacy: what do we know, what do we need?
Maria João Valente Rosa (ESAC, New University of Lisbon, Pordata / Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, Social Data Lab) |
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| Presentation #3 | Changing needs for skills in producing and communicating statistics
Heli Lehtimäki (Eurostat)
Christine Kormann-Fromageau (Eurostat) |
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