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by westurner
1148 days ago
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Do Stanford or Harvard have a UC BIDS: UC Berkeley Institute of Data Science? > This is the [open] textbook for the Foundations of Data Science class at UC Berkeley: "Computational and Inferential Thinking: The Foundations of Data Science" http://inferentialthinking.com/ (JupyterBook w/ notebooks and MyST Markdown) https://data.berkeley.edu/ : > [#1 Undergrad Data Science program, #2 ranked Graduate Statistics program] |
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> Data literacy is distinguished from statistical literacy since it involves understanding what data means, including the ability to read graphs and charts as well as draw conclusions from data.[6] Statistical literacy, on the other hand, refers to the "ability to read and interpret summary statistics in everyday media" such as graphs, tables, statements, surveys, and studies. [6]
Data Literacy and Statistical Literacy are essential for good leadership. For citizens to be capable of Evidence-Based Policy, we need Data Driven Journalism (DDJ) and curricular data science in the public high schools.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20173228