Description of Probability and Randomized Events Literacy for Statistics Student at Universitas Negeri Makassar

Abstract

The concept of probability and randomized events is the main basis of statistics. Thus, literacy of probability and randomized events is a basis of statistical literacy. This study aimed to describe and assess the literacy of probability and randomized events for students of the statistics department of the first (2013) and the second (2014) batch at Universitas Negeri Makassar. Statistical literacy is defined in four indicators namely understanding the concept; the ability to apply; the ability to calculate; and interpretation skills of probability and randomized events. The approach used for the analysis of this survey data were descriptive quantitative and classification. Classification analysis was used to determine problems classification faced by students in probability and randomized events literacy. A confirmatory factor analysis was used to see the validity of the construct operational definitions of the variables. This study found that the level of probability and randomized events literacy achieved by statistics students at Universitas Negeri Makassar is categorized medium, pointing to the need for increased learning strategies that emphasize the four basic competencies.