Data literacy is best described as the ability to

• A. Ability to comprehend, gather, evaluate, and organize data
• B. Ability to locate, analyze and evaluate information
• C. Ability to use software to facilitate work
• D. Ability to process visuals

Answer: (A)

Data literacy means understanding what data means, gathering data from sources, judging its quality and relevance, and organizing it so you can use it to answer questions or make decisions. This broad set of skills—grasping the meaning of data, collecting it responsibly, evaluating whether it’s trustworthy, and arranging it into a usable form—best describes data literacy. Other options touch on parts of working with information, software, or visuals, but they don’t cover the full process of handling data from collection through organization to use.