The Problem of Numeracy
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Statistician
- Vol. 35 (2) , 67-71
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1981.10479310
Abstract
Lack of numeracy is due mainly to the way data are presented. Most tables of data can be improved by following a few simple rules, such as drastic rounding, ordering the rows of a table by size, and giving a brief verbal summary of the data.Keywords
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