Numeracy

What exactly is Numeracy? Numeracy is is the ability to reason and to apply simple numerical concepts. Numeracy is right now at the heart of data journalism. Data in numeracy can answer some questions but not all questions. Let’s say you want to do a story prompted by your thoughts on horses and bridges, and you are (happily) not reacting to a local collapse. You need to first gather all the data that there is. Then you need to start asking any questions you can. Once you gain all the data that you needed and have asked all the questions to you want to ask you can move on to the next step. Always remember that Numeracy requires confidence. Always have confidence in yourself that you can get all the information that you need for numeracy. Remember to read, gather enough data, and fill out a well thought out plan. But the last thing to remember is dont have a very big project, always start small and it will be very easy to deal with it.