Talk:Numeracy

message: This article is a little trustworthy, very biased, a little complete, somewhat well-written, and quite accurate. This article makes claims without sufficient citations to support them. Also, the consequences of numeracy are outlined. It would be beneficial to delve into their significance in far more detail. The article should also include ways to improve numeracy, along with a deeper explanation of the root cause of innumeracy.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.9.61.244 (talk) 19:31, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, and thanks for the review. Could you point out the exact parts that are biased? (And even better, could you fix some of them?) If you could do this it would be very helpful. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 23:32, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is biased to the idea that innumeracy is due to environmental factors. No mention is made of genetic factors that might affect mathematical reasoning. Robotczar (talk) 19:05, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Review 

message: Just a suggest to the heading entitled "Innumeracy," possible statistics or examples could be added to better illustrate the concepts explained for the layperson.  For example, the author of the book, "The Science of Fear," Daniel Gardner provides great examples of how incompetent people are with numbers, statistics, and proportions.  On chapter 5, page 95, he describes when people were given the hypothetical situation of saving lives, they would rather save 98% of 150 people, than to save 150 people.  This is a great example of how the proportion 98% is ingrained as a high percentage and takes initiative when people are faced with questions involving numbers.  98% of 150 or 147 people is obviously less than 150 people and therefore demonstrates how people misinterpret numbers.  Another example that could be used, specifically towards the information of Gambler's Fallacy is presented in Gardner's book on page 97.  He states that because a coin has "come up heads five times in a row," those with the belief of Gambler's Fallacy believe that it is more likely that tails will come up on the next roll.  Once again, these are just a few thoughts that could improve the article of Numeracy and help readers understand of the concept of numeracy better through specific examples of the opposite disability, Innumeracy.
Mr. Anders (talk) 23:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition to Innumeracy 

message: The Age paragraph discusses numeracy in youth; I would like to suggest that you also include the effects of aging on numeracy (or numerical) skills. I have an octogenarian aunt with dementia who is losing her numeracy skills (i.e., cannot balance a checkbook anymore).  Whether that is merely a factor of the dementia or whether there is an age component in losing numeracy as we grow older, it would be helpful to include this point in the article.
Thanks!
66.117.203.158 (talk) 17:21, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age 

message: I've just noticed the redirect to here from mathematical literacy. Is it just temporary? Certainly math literacy is not limited to number sense or numeracy, it is much more! Thoughts?--5.2.200.163 (talk) 11:29, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect from Mathematical literacy