Official Statistics and Statistics Education: Bridging the Gap

Ancker, J.S. and D. Kaufman. 2007. “Rethinking Health Numeracy: A Multidisciplinary Literature Review.” Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 14: 713-721.10.1197/jamia.M2464221348617712082Search in Google Scholar

Biemer, P., D. Trewin, H. Bergdahl, and L. Japec. 2014. “A System for Managing the Quality of Official Statistics.” Journal of Official Statistics 30: 381-415. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jos-2014-0022.10.2478/jos-2014-0022Search in Google Scholar

Bregar, L., I. Ograjensˇek, and M. Bavdazˇ. 2000. “Teaching Economic Statistics in a Digital Environment.” In New approaches in applied statistics, edited by A. Ferligoj and A. Mrvar, 237-249. Available at: http://mrvar.fdv.uni-lj.si/pub/mz/mz16/abst/bregar.htm (accessed 30 August 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Bregar, L., I. Ograjensˇek, and M. Bavdazˇ. 2006. “Use of Web-Based Public Databases in Statistics Courses: Experiences and Challenges. ICOTS-7. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/papers/icots7/7A4_BREG.pdf (accessed 30 August 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Chance, B.L. and A.J. Rossman. 2001. “Sequencing Topics in Introductory Statistics: A Debate on What to Teach When.” The American Statistician 55: 140-144.10.1198/000313001750358626Search in Google Scholar

Citro, C.F. and Straf, M.E. (Eds.). 2013. Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency. National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics, 5th ed. Washington: National Academy Press.Search in Google Scholar

Cobb, G.W. 2007. “The Introductory Statistics Course: A Ptolemaic Curriculum?” Technology Innovations in Statistics Education 1(1).10.5070/T511000028Search in Google Scholar

Coddington, M. 2015. “Clarifying Journalism’s Quantitative Turn: A Typology for Evaluating Data Journalism, Computational Journalism, and Computer-Assisted Reporting.” Digital Journalism 3: 331-348.10.1080/21670811.2014.976400Search in Google Scholar

Daas, P.J., M.J. Puts, B. Buelens, and P.A. van den Hurk. 2015. “Big Data as a Source for Official Statistics.” Journal of Official Statistics 31: 249-262.10.1515/jos-2015-0016Search in Google Scholar

Davies, N. 2011. “Developments of AtSchool Projects for Improving Collaborative Teaching and Learning in Statistics.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27(3, 4): 205-227. Search in Google Scholar

de Smedt, M. 2016. “European Statistics and Eurostat’s Contribution to Improving Statistical Literacy.” In J. Engel, Ed., Proceedings, IASE Roundtable on Promoting Understanding of Statistics About Society, Berlin. Available at: http://iaseweb.org/Conference_Proceedings.php?p=Promoting_Understanding_of_Statistics_about_Society_2016. (accessed 2 January, 2017).10.52041/SRAP.16203Search in Google Scholar

Deem, R. and L. Lucas. 2006. “Learning About Research: Exploring the Learning and Teaching/Research Relationship Amongst Educational Practitioners Studying in Higher Education.” Teaching in Higher Education 11(1) : 1-18.10.1080/13562510500400040Search in Google Scholar

Engel, J., I. Gal, and J. Ridgway. 2016. “Mathematical Literacy and Citizen Engagement: The Role of Civic Statistics.” Paper presented at the 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME13).Search in Google Scholar

Forbes, S. and A. Keegan. 2016. “Helping Raise the Official Statistics Capability of Government Employees.” Journal of Official Statistics 32: 811-826.10.1515/jos-2016-0042Search in Google Scholar

Freedman, D., R. Pisani, and R. Purves. 2007. Statistics (4th Ed). Norton.Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. 2002. “Adult Statistical Literacy: Meanings, Components, Responsibilities.” International Statistical Review 70: 1-25.10.1111/j.1751-5823.2002.tb00336.xSearch in Google Scholar

Gal, I. 2003a. “Teaching for Statistical Literacy and Services of Statistics Agencies.” The American Statistician 57: 80-84.10.1198/0003130031469Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. 2003b. “Expanding Conceptions of Statistical Literacy: An Analysis of Products from Statistics Agencies.” Statistics Education Research Journal 2: 3-21. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/serj/serj2(1).pdf (accessed 30 August, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. 2005. “Towards ‘Probability Literacy’ for All Citizens.” In Exploring probability in school: Challenges for teaching and learning, edited by G. Jones, 43-71. London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. 2007. “Research Methods: Reflections on Teaching Frameworks and Research.” In Learning and teaching of Research methods at University, edited by M. Murtonen, J. Rautopuro, and P. Va¨isa¨nen. Turku, Finland: Finnish Educational Research Association.Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. and S. Murray. 2011. “Users’ Statistical Literacy and Information Needs: Institutional and Educational Implications.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27(3-4): 185-195.Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. and I. Ograjensˇek. 2010. “Qualitative Research in the Service of Understanding Learners and Users of Statistics.” International Statistical Review 78: 287-298.10.1111/j.1751-5823.2010.00104.xSearch in Google Scholar

Gal, I., J. Ridgway, and J. Nicholson. 2016. “Exploration of Skills and Conceptual Knowledge Needed for Understanding Statistics About Society.” In J. Engel, Ed., Proceedings, IASE Roundtable on Promoting Understanding of Statistics About Society, Berlin. Available at: http://iase-web.org/Conference_Proceedings.php?p¼Promoting_Understanding_of_Statistics_about_Society_2016 (accessed 2 January, 2017).10.52041/SRAP.16602Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I. and J. Bosley. 2005. “Non-Specialist Users and Their Information Needs: An Exploratory Study at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.” Proceedings, 55th World Statistics Congress, Sydney. Voorburg: International Statistical Institute. Available at: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/,iase/publications/13/Gal-Bosley.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Gal, I., M. van Groenestijn, M. Manly, M.J. Schmitt, and D. Tout. 2005. “Adult Numeracy and Its Assessment in the ALL Survey: A Conceptual Framework and Pilot Results.” In Measuring Adult Literacy and Life Skills: New Frameworks for Assessment, edited by S.T. Murray, Y. Clermont, and M. Binkley, 137-191. Ottawa, Canada: Statistics Canada.Search in Google Scholar

Geiger, V., M. Goos, and H. Forgasz. 2015. “A Rich Interpretation of Numeracy for the 21st Century: A Survey of the State of the Field.” ZDM 47(4): 531-548.10.1007/s11858-015-0708-1Search in Google Scholar

Haack, D.G. 1979. Statistical Literacy: A Guide to Interpretation. Duxbury Press/ Wadsworth.10.1111/j.1467-9639.1979.tb00741.xSearch in Google Scholar

Harraway, J.A. and S.D. Forbes. 2013. “Partnership Between National Statistics Offices and Academics to Increase Official Statistical Literacy.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 29: 31-40.Search in Google Scholar

Helenius, R. and H. Mikkela¨. 2011. “Statistical Literacy and Awareness as Strategic Success Factors of a National Statistical Office: The Case of Statistics Finland.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27(3, 4): 137-144.Search in Google Scholar

Holt, D.T. 2008. “Official Statistics, Public Policy and Public Trust.” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society) 171(2): 323-346. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jel.52.1.5.10.1257/jel.52.1.5545082928579637Search in Google Scholar

Karaali, G., E.H. Villafane Hernandez, and J.A. Taylor. 2016. “What’s in a Name? A Critical Review of Definitions of Quantitative Literacy, Numeracy, and Quantitative Reasoning.” Numeracy 9(1): Article 2. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.9.1.2.10.5038/1936-4660.9.1.2Search in Google Scholar

Kilpatrick, J. 2001. “Understanding Mathematical Literacy: The Contribution of Research.” Educational Studies in Mathematics 47(1): 101-116.10.1023/A:1017973827514Search in Google Scholar

Lancaster, G.A. 2011. “How Statistical Literacy, Official Statistics and Self-Directed Learning Shaped Social Enquiry in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27(3, 4): 99-111.Search in Google Scholar

Lusardi, A. and O.S. Mitchell. 2014. “The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence.” Journal of Economic Literature 52(1): 5-44. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jel.52.1.5.10.1257/jel.52.1.5Search in Google Scholar

MacCuirc, E. 2015. “You Don’t Teach, Students Learn: Lessons Learned in Statistical Literacy and Statistical Education in Ireland.” Austrian Journal of Statistics 44: 73-83. Available at: http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/62 (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

MacKay, R.J. and R.W. Oldford. 2000. “Scientific Method, Statistical Method and the Speed of Light.” Statistical Science 15: 254-278.10.1214/ss/1009212817Search in Google Scholar

Madison, B.L. 2014. “How Does One Design or Evaluate a Course in Quantitative Reasoning?” Numeracy 7(2): 3. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.7.2.3.10.5038/1936-4660.7.2.3Search in Google Scholar

Malone, C.J., J. Gabrosek, P. Curtiss, and M. Race. 2012. “Resequencing Topics in An Introductory Applied Statistics Course.” The American Statistician 64: 52-58.10.1198/tast.2009.08090Search in Google Scholar

Meng, X. 2009. “Desired and Feared--What Do We Do Now and Over the Next 50 Years?” The American Statistician 63: 202-210.10.1198/tast.2009.09045Search in Google Scholar

Moore, D.S. 2012. Statistics: Concepts & Controversies (8th Ed). Freeman. Search in Google Scholar

Moore, D.S. 1998. “Statistics Among the Liberal Arts.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 93: 1253-1259.10.1080/01621459.1998.10473786Search in Google Scholar

Moore, D.S. and G.W. Cobb. 2000. “Statistics and Mathematics: Tension and Cooperation.” American Mathematical Monthly 107: 615-630.10.1080/00029890.2000.12005247Search in Google Scholar

Murphy, P. 2002. “Teaching Official Statistics in an Irish University Statistics Department.” Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS6), Pretoria, South Africa. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/papers/icots6/4e5_murp.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Murtonen, M. 2015. “University Students’ Understanding of the Concepts Empirical, Theoretical, Qualitative and Quantitative Research.” Teaching in Higher Education 20(7): 684-698.10.1080/13562517.2015.1072152Search in Google Scholar

Nathan, G. 2007. “Cooperation Between a Statistical Bureau and an Academic Department of Statistics as a Basis for Teaching Official Statistics.” Proceedings of the 56th Session, of the International Statistical Institute, Lisbon. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/papers/isi56/IPM43_Nathan.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

OECD. 2013a. PISA 2012 Results: What Students Know and Can Do: Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science (Vol. I). Paris: OECD Publishing.Search in Google Scholar

OECD. 2013b. Skilled for life? Key Findings from the Survey of Adult Skills. Paris: OECD Publishing.Search in Google Scholar

OECD. 2004. Learning for Tomorrow’s World: First Results from PISA 2003. Paris: OECD Publishing.Search in Google Scholar

Ograjenšek, I. and I. Gal. 2016. “Enhancing Statistics Education by Including Qualitative Research.” International Statistical Review 84(2): 165-178. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/insr.12158.10.1111/insr.12158Search in Google Scholar

Ograjenšek, I., M. Bavdazˇ, and L. Perviz. 2013. “Factors Influencing Integration of Official Statistics into Business Study Programmes: In Search of Evidence.” In proceedings of the 58th World Statistics Congress, Hong Kong. (STS40). Available at: www.statistics.gov.hk/wsc/STS087-P5-S.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Pfeffermann, D. 2015. “Methodological Issues and Challenges in the Production of Official Statistics.” (24th Annual Morris Hansen Lecture). Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology 3: 425-483.10.1093/jssam/smv035Search in Google Scholar

PIAAC Numeracy Expert Group. 2009. PIAAC Numeracy: A Conceptual Framework. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 35. Paris: OECD Publishing. Available at: www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/piaac-numeracy-a-conceptual-framework_220337421165. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/220337421165.10.1787/220337421165Search in Google Scholar

Poljièak Sušec, M., N. Jerak Muravec, and H. Stane`iæ. 2014. “Statistical Literacy as an Aspect of Media Literacy.” Medijska istrazˇivanja 20(2): 131-155. Available at: http://hrcak.srce.hr/133811 (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Ridgway, J. 2016. “Implications of the Data Revolution for Statistics Education.” International Statistical Review. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/insr.12110.10.1111/insr.12110Search in Google Scholar

Ridgway, J., J. Nicholson, S. Sutherland, and S. Hedger. 2015. “Strategies for Public Engagement with Official Statistics.” In Proceedings, Advances in Statistics Education. IASE Satellite conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/papers/sat2015/IASE2015%20Satellite%2038_RIDGWAY.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016). 10.52041/SRAP.15404Search in Google Scholar

Rutherford, J.F. 1997. “Thinking Quantitatively About Science.” In Why Numbers Count: Quantitative Literacy for Tomorrow’s America, edited by L.A. Steen, 69-74. New York: The College Board.Search in Google Scholar

Sanchez, J. 2008. Government Statistical Offices and Statistical Literacy. International Statistical Literacy Project and ISI. Available at: http://iase-web.org/islp/Publications.php?p¼Books (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Schield, M. 2011. “Statistical Literacy: A New Mission for Data Producers.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27: 173-183.Search in Google Scholar

Stacey, K. 2015. “The Real World and the Mathematical World.” In Assessing Mathematical Literacy: The PISA Experience, edited by K. Stacey and R. Turner, 57-84. Springer.10.1007/978-3-319-10121-7_3Search in Google Scholar

Steen, L.A. (Ed.). 2001. Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy. Washington, D.C.: National Council on Education and the Disciplines. Available at: http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/QL/MathAndDemocracy.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Steenvoorden, T., T. R ˇ vigelj, and M. Bavdazˇ. 2015. “Satisfaction with Official Statistics Producers.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 31(4): 645-654.10.3233/SJI-150912Search in Google Scholar

Tintle, N., B. Chance, G. Cobb, S. Roy, T. Swanson, and J. VanderStoep. 2015. “Combating Anti-Statistical Thinking Using Simulation-Based Methods Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum.” The American Statistician 69(4): 362-370.10.1080/00031305.2015.1081619Search in Google Scholar

Tout, D. and I. Gal. 2015. “Perspectives on Numeracy: Reflections from International Assessments.” ZDM-The International Journal of Mathematics Education 47(4): 691-706.10.1007/s11858-015-0672-9Search in Google Scholar

Townsend, Mary. 2011. “The National Statistical Agency as Educator.” Statistical Journal of the IAOS 27(3, 4): 129-136.Search in Google Scholar

United Nations. 2014. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. Available at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/FP-NEW-e.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

UNECE. 2012. Making Data Meaningful: A Guide to Improving Statistical Literacy. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Available at: http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/writing (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Vehkalahti, K. 2016. “The Relationship Between Learning Approaches and Students’ Achievements in an Introductory Statistics Course in Finland.” In Proceedings, 60th ISI World Statistics Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Search in Google Scholar

von Roten, F.C. 2006. “Do We Need a Public Understanding of Statistics?” Public Understanding of Science 15(2): 243-249. von Roten, F.C. and Y. de Roten. 2013. “Statistics in Science and in Society: From a Stateof- the-Art to a New Research Agenda.” Public Understanding of Science 22(7): 768-784.10.1177/096366251349576924048621Search in Google Scholar

Watson, J.M. 2002. “Discussion: Statistical Literacy Before Adulthood.” International Statistical Review 70(1): 26-30.10.1111/j.1751-5823.2002.tb00337.xSearch in Google Scholar

Watson, J. and R. Callingham. 2003. “Statistical Literacy: A Complex Hierarchical Construct.” Statistics Education Research Journal 2(2): 3-46. Available at: http://iase-web.org/documents/SERJ/SERJ2(2)_Watson_Callingham.pdf (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Watson, J.M. 2013. Statistical Literacy at School: Growth and Goals. Routledge. 10.4324/9780203053898Search in Google Scholar

Wild, C.J. and M. Pfannkuch. 1999. “Statistical Thinking in Empirical Enquiry.” International Statistical review 67: 223-248.10.1111/j.1751-5823.1999.tb00442.xSearch in Google Scholar

Xu, L. and B. Zia. 2012. “Financial Literacy Around the World: An Overview of the Evidence with Practical Suggestions for the Way Forward.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper #6107. Available at: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/1813-9450-6107 (accessed 30 July, 2016).Search in Google Scholar

Zwick, M. 2016. “EMOS-Der European Master in Official Statistics.” In Human Resources, 127-141. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien. 10.1007/978-3-658-12568-4_9Search in Google Scholar