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Statistical Literacy and Attitudes Towards Statistics of Romanian Undergraduate Students

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  • Cimpoeru, Smaranda
  • Roman, Monica

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Statistical literacy is the capacity to challenge statistics encountered in everyday life (Gal, 2002) and has become a key competence for the entire work-force in today’s data-driven society. However, teaching statistics to non-economists has some particularities determined by their anxiety towards the subject. In order to have a better approach in teaching Statistics to this type of audience, the paper provides an analysis regarding students’ initial level of statistical literacy, the attitudes and beliefs towards Statistics, in the case of undergraduate students of the “Applied Modern Language” program under Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Using the models developed by Gal (2002) and Watson (2003), the results prove that basic statistical literacy skills like graph analysis or table reading are sound, while mathematical level is well below average, correlated with a high anxiety regrading mathematics and preconceptions about complexity of statistics.

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  • Cimpoeru, Smaranda & Roman, Monica, 2018. "Statistical Literacy and Attitudes Towards Statistics of Romanian Undergraduate Students," MPRA Paper 90452, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 31 Aug 2018.
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    1. Jim Ridgway, 2016. "Implications of the Data Revolution for Statistics Education," International Statistical Review, International Statistical Institute, vol. 84(3), pages 528-549, December.
    2. Nicholas J. Horton, 2015. "Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Statistical Education: Looking Back, Looking Forward," The American Statistician, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 69(2), pages 138-145, May.
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    Keywords

    Statistical literacy Statistics education undergraduate non-economists students attitude towards statistics teaching and learning statistics;

    JEL classification:

    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • C19 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Other
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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