Ezra Putranda Setiawan|Heru Sukoco
EXPLORING FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ STATISTICAL LITERACY: A CASE ON DESCRIBING AND VISUALIZING DATA
Yogyakarta State University|Yogyakarta State University
statistical literacy ability use statistics daily life essential skill facing society 50 study aims explore firstyear university students ability properly use simple descriptive statistics data visualization qualitative data collected using set questions 39 undergraduate students many students able calculate various descriptive statistics still unable determine suitable statistics describe data clearly related data visualization many students failed provide meaningful chart effectively shows difference two groups data students higher statistical literacy tend use comparison variability reasoning determine usage descriptive statistics use databased reason visualizing data improvement statistical teaching university secondary school needed students use descriptive statistics data visualization correctly