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Data literacy

Data literacy is the ability to read, question and use data to make decisions.

Written by Reflective Data experts · updated Oct 5, 2026

It covers understanding charts, knowing the limits of a metric, and asking the right questions. Organisations with high data literacy get more value from the same dashboards.

Training and clear metric definitions are the practical levers.

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