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Data Literacy as a Tool for Community Health and Social Justice

Data is one of the world’s most valuable resources and an important tool for improving community health. Therefore, knowledge of how to understand, interpret, and share data is necessary for personal and professional success, most importantly for the work of changemaking and improving well-being of low-income and/or predominately minority communities.

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URL: https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2022/09/01/data-literacy/

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Statistical Significance

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Submit an Abstract

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