CESS 2018

In the 21st century society, citizens need skills to understand and analyse statistics, including appropriate skills for interpreting reality, for decision making based on empirical evidence and for developing well-founded opinions. To achieve this, a stronger engagement of statisticians with the users in relation to data access, communication and training, is required. This is especially relevant for the new potential users of all ages and stages of life, with particular emphasis on fostering statistical literacy in schools.

Official statistics play a vital role on our world’s understanding. But they also need to be understandable for everyone. So, it is important to discuss what should be the further skills’ issues which will help to engage everyone with reliable statistics. The panel also offers the possibility of sharing examples of best practices in order to increase the culture of statistics as a public good.