Statistical Literacy Initatives Inventory

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Purpose: There is a lot of data available on the internet. These are often underused or restricted to a small group of people or institutions that have the resources to organize, analyze and base their decisions on them. We advocate that this type of resource should be accessible to the general population, in order to develop civic engagement through data. It is in this sense that the project was created. Our goal is to make visualization and teaching tools available so that more people can access information hidden in data sheets. Thus, we develop data visualization tools, assist in the interpretation and understanding of results, thus contributing to decision making. Our first initiative was to participate in the event “Mobilization of the pro-health of the black population of Rio de Janeiro”. It took place in 2021 in partnership with the Technical Committee on Health of the Black Population (CTSPN) of the city of Rio de Janeiro, which maintains a dialogue with the Legislative Power of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having as its agenda the fight for health care at all stages of the life cycle of the black population of Rio de Janeiro. On this opportunity, we present a DashBoard with data on SARS/COVID-19 in women on childbearing age, living in the city of Rio de Janeiro. These results are available on the website ( https://rpubs.com/dadosecidadania ). In addition, we created a report card that is available on the Criola website ( https://criola.org.br/painel-saude-pop-negra-rio/ ), a civil society organization with 29 years of experience in the defense and promoting the rights of black women and building a society based on the values of justice, equity and solidarity. Building arguments based on data requires a high level of prior knowledge that, for cultural, social and economic reasons, is not accessible to all people. Changes in this reality require deep social transformations in order to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable populations. On the other hand, even the segments theoretically able to build arguments based on data, not infrequently face difficulties in accessing, organizing, processing, analyzing and interpreting. These difficulties can be remedied by expanding statistical literacy. In this sense, a virtual environment was created, with content on statistics, computing and scientific method. The purpose of the website is to create and collect content that can be useful to help understand statistical concepts, use data analysis tools and develop computational thinking. Public information is a duty of the State and a right of the population, being an indispensable element for the full exercise of citizenship, with the project we intend to promote civic engagement through evidence-based arguments.

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Target Audience:

• Civil society organizations (incl NGOs)
• Media
• School children/ teachers
• Universities (students/teachers)
• Policy makers/Government/Civil service
• General public

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Providing Entity:

• National Statistical Office

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Products:

• Websites
• Documents
• News

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Mode of implementation: The project has the participation of undergraduate and master's students. We use official data made available on the internet by public bodies.

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Outcomes: Participation in the event: Mobilization for the health of the black population of Rio de Janeiro; Contribution with the NGO Criola , in the building of the Panel Health of the Black Population; and the website of School of DataScience: Feedback: “This is an old demand from the Technical Committee on Health of the Black Population (CTSPN) of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, created by resolution 1298 of September 10, 2007, which needs the analysis of health data to come up with strategies for implementing the National Policy for the Comprehensive Health of the Black Population (PNSIPN) in the city.”

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