Statistical literacy rising, public increasingly comfortable with data, says Stats Dept


KUANTAN: Efforts to strengthen statistical literacy among the people are bearing clear results, with the over 11 million views on the OpenDOSM platform proving that the public is becoming increasingly comfortable using official data in their daily life, replacing assumptions with evidence based on numbers.

The Statistics Department said that, as of Oct 14, the portal recorded over 11.7 million views, with an average of 13,600 views per day, while the publications and datasets have been consistently downloaded, reaching totals of 204,000 and 233,000 respectively.

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