Adults' statistical literacy: Meanings, components, responsibilities

International Statistical Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-25

  Gal, Iddo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adult education; Educational policy; Numeracy; Statistical reasoning; Statistics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036545219     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2002.tb00336.x     Document Type: Review

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