Quantitative Literacy Web Sites
(Working Draft, 06/25/99)
A list of web sites related to quantitative literacy (or numeracy, as
it is sometimes called). Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome
by e-mail toLynn A. Steen.
Quantitative Literacy Resource Drafts
- Math in Daily
Life An Annenberg/CPB site with eight typical tasks.
- Glossary of
Mathematical Mistakes, by Paul Cox. QL gaffes by advertisers,
reporters, politicians, and activists.
- Statistics Every Writer
Should Know, by Robert Niles. Simple explanations ofcommon media
topics such as rates, confidence intervals, and samples sizes.
- A Journalist's Guide to
Finding Data on the Internet, by Robert Niles. Reliable sources of
basic data from agriculature to weather, from demographics to politics,
from education to energy.
Undergraduate QL Programs
Who's Counting? Jon Allen Paulos on ABC
Who's Counting? is a monthly column on quantitative literacy by John
Allen Paulos that appears on ABC.com. Each column has links to related
stories, problems to solve, and solutions (at the end). Site includes
columns, chats, profiles, and puzzles:
Relationships by the Numbers: Who Knows Whom in Journalism.
Influencing Opinion: First Impressions Count.
Wierd Science: Wierd Ideas May Not Be So Wacky After All.
Sex, Statistically Speaking: Finding the Truth Behind the Numbers
A Tale of Two Numbers: From Y2K to PY2K.
Do You Believe the Polls?
Sampling and Superstitions.
Combining Stories and Math.
Profiles and Puzzles:
Writings of a Mathematician: Profile--John Allen Paulos
Parable of Furious Feminists: Stock Markets and Unfaithful Husbands.
The Logician's Pick-Up Line: Looking for Someone Too Logical.
The Numbers of Perception: Why Minorities Encounter More Racism.
The Law of Missing Socks: Murphy's Law Isn't Just Bad Luck.
Last Update: 25 June 1999
Lynn Arthur Steen
Copyright © 1999.