09/08/2017

Why One Association Teamed with The New York Times

The collaboration is designed to help people better understand data

How’s your data literacy these days? If it’s not so hot, a new feature in The New York Times might help you.

This week, the American Statistical Association (ASA) announced a new collaboration with the paper on a monthly feature they call “What’s Going On in This Graph?” It’s designed for K–12 students, but the column might even be a good resource for adults to check out.

Inspired by the Times‘ popular series “What’s Going On in This Picture?,” the column will show off a variety of the newspaper’s infographics, with the goal of encouraging critical thinking about the information being displayed. It’s an opportunity to help people better understand statistics and the ways that data can be visualized, said ASA President Barry D. Nussbaum.

Please click here to read the complete article in Associations Now.