Become Data Literate in 3 Simple Steps (Chapter 3, Data Journalism Handbook)"Just as literacy refers to “the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material” data-literacy is the ability to consume for knowledge, produce coherently and think critically about data. Data literacy includes statistical literacy but also understanding how to work with large data sets, how they were produced, how to connect various data sets and how to interpret them. ... Even if you lack any knowledge of math or stats, you can easily become a seasoned data-journalist by asking 3 very simple questions.