Essential Literacy · For Decision Making

Data Literacy

Understand, analyze, and communicate data with clarity. Build the skills to make informed, evidence-based decisions in study, work, and life.

Why this literacy matters

Almost every field now relies on data — business, education, health, technology, finance, government, and even personal well-being. Data literacy empowers you to read numbers, question insights, detect bias, and make accurate interpretations.

Confident data decisions Evidence-based thinking Bias awareness

What is Data Literacy?

Data literacy is the ability to read, interpret, analyze, and communicate data. It helps individuals understand numbers, evaluate evidence, detect bias, and make better, more informed decisions in daily life, academic work, and professional environments.

Core skills you develop

  • Interpreting charts, graphs, tables, and statistics.
  • Identifying misleading or biased data visualizations.
  • Understanding data sources, quality, and limitations.
  • Analyzing trends, patterns, and relationships.
  • Making evidence-based decisions using data.
  • Communicating insights clearly and accurately.

How this literacy protects you

Strong data literacy helps you avoid misinformation, misinterpreted statistics, emotional manipulation, and misleading graphs. It also strengthens your ability to reason clearly and evaluate claims in news, social media, and workplace reports.

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