Anilkumar Krishnannair|Syamala Krishnannair
"Critical statistical literacy", "Social justice statistics", and "Critical statistical consciousness" as higher education imperatives, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
University of Zululand|University of Zululand
familiarity covid19 pandemicrelated statistical jargon requirement layman must stay abreast developments apropos rate infection spread mortality rate comprising pandemic familiarity termed statistical literacy sl related discourse increasingly becoming important aspect higher education studentship across universities internationally article offers extension extant theorisations statistical literacy context covid19 formulation solid theoretical rationale fostering competency sl level therefore central article literature offers notion critical statistical literacy csl anchored socialjustice paradigm csl used starting point theoretical extensions proposed article novel disciplinary idea called social justice statistics sjs also introduced idea critical statistical consciousness csc new proposition theorising statistical sensibility citizens also put forward ways csc rationalises csl foregrounds sjs subsequently theorised csc broad attribute quality highereducation trait thus positioned context covid19 pandemic theorisations implications practice statistics levels producer consumer statistical communications characterise way pandemic understood layman