Statistical Literacy For Beginner Voter

Ahmad Anis Abdullah

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Abstract. Beginner voters are part of groups that have a right to vote in elections. Decisions made by beginner voter in general election, are often based on statistical surveys, polls, and experiments. It is therefore important that beginner voter have some understanding of just how appropriate were the statistics on which decisions are made. Moreover, beginner voter should know enough statistics to be able to read a newspaper and digital information intelligently. As statistics educators we are challenged to promote understanding of statistics and good practice in class room. The paper deals with a statistical literacy learning in class room.

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