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Reading – i.e. the ability to understand and derive meaning from textual information – will always an essential academic skill. But today we live in the age of data, and basic numeric and statistical proficiency are also likely to be de regueur throughout the 21st century. Academic goals and curricula are already changing to reflect this trend. Among the most pressing of these new number-based skills is the ability to understand charts and graphs, to wean pertinent information and draw relevant conclusions from visual information (e.g. ACT science scores depend on this skill). In partnership with the American Statistical Association, the New York Times is aiming to make its own contribution to the data literacy of America’s collective student body by presenting a new feature throughout the 2018-19 academic year: What’s Going On in This Graph? Each week, a new professional-grade NYT infographic will be presented with questions to aid in analyzing, understanding, and questi...

Reading – i.e. the ability to understand and derive meaning from textual information – will always an essential academic skill. But today we live in the age of data, and basic numeric and statistical proficiency are also likely to be de regueur throughout the 21st century. Academic goals and curricula are already changing to reflect this trend. Among the most pressing of these new number-based skills is the ability to understand charts and graphs, to wean pertinent information and draw relevant conclusions from visual information (e.g. ACT science scores depend on this skill). In partnership with the American Statistical Association, the New York Times is aiming to make its own contribution to the data literacy of America’s collective student body by presenting a new feature throughout the 2018-19 academic year: What’s Going On in This Graph? Each week, a new professional-grade NYT infographic will be presented with questions to aid in analyzing, understanding, and questi...

Reading – i.e. the ability to understand and derive meaning from textual information – will always an essential academic skill. But today we live in the age of data, and basic numeric and statistical proficiency are also likely to be de regueur throughout the 21st century. Academic goals and curricula are already changing to reflect this trend. Among the most pressing of these new number-based skills is the ability to understand charts and graphs, to wean pertinent information and draw relevant conclusions from visual information (e.g. ACT science scores depend on this skill). In partnership with the American Statistical Association, the New York Times is aiming to make its own contribution to the data literacy of America’s collective student body by presenting a new feature throughout the 2018-19 academic year: What’s Going On in This Graph? Each week, a new professional-grade NYT infographic will be presented with questions to aid in analyzing, understanding, and questi...