Digital Work Foundations (DOI)
Module 7 · Data literacy
Data literacy
Reading numbers without being misled.
Reading ~8 minLesson 9 of 12
DOI-native
- Check the time period and the unit
- An average can hide big differences — look at the range
- Ask where the data came from and what is missing
- A chart's axis can exaggerate a change — check it starts at zero where it should
Key takeaways
- Period, unit, source
- Averages hide spread
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