Ander Erickson
Rethinking the Numerate Citizen: Quantitative Literacy and Public Issues
citizen need possess quantitative literacy order make responsible decisions behalf public good much enough paper presents analysis quantitative claims made behalf ballot measures order better delineate role quantitative literacy citizen argue role surprisingly limited due contextualized nature quantitative claims encountered outside school setting instead rational dependence reasoned dependence knowledge others proposed educational goal supplement quantitative literacy provide realistic plan informed evaluations quantitative claims