Do we need a public understanding of statistics?
Abstract: This paper explores arguments in favor of a public understanding of statistics and suggests its possible contributions to the analysis of surveys of attitudes toward science. Statistics permeates all aspects of life—from education, work, media, and health, to citizenship. For example, most media reporting includes statistical references to health, social and demographic trends, education, and economics. The pervasiveness of statistics poses a problem, as statistics is a difficult discipline associated with misunderstandings, which ruin trust and lead to misgivings. Civic scientific literacy covers statistics insufficiently, both theoretically and empirically. Finally, this paper formulates new explanations, built on statistical literacy, of empirical results found in surveys of attitudes toward science and suggests modes for the development of statistical literacy in this context
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Public Understanding of Science ; 15 (2006) 2 ; 243-249
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2006
- Creator
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Roten, Fabienne Crettaz von
- DOI
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10.1177/0963662506061883
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-224074
- Rights
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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14.08.2025, 10:52 AM CEST
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Associated
- Roten, Fabienne Crettaz von
Time of origin
- 2006
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