<s>
Graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
understand	O
information	O
that	O
presented	O
graphically	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
including	O
general	O
knowledge	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
extract	O
information	O
and	O
make	O
inferences	O
from	O
different	O
graphical	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
related	O
,	O
graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
literacy	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
general	O
health	O
literacy	O
or	O
numeracy	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
it	O
relates	O
more	O
specifically	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
obtain	O
meaning	O
from	O
information	O
presented	O
graphically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
literacy	O
,	O
higher	O
graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
is	O
associated	O
with	O
higher	O
education	O
levels	O
and	O
suggests	O
that	O
developing	O
the	O
skills	O
required	O
to	O
interpret	O
graphical	O
information	O
requires	O
knowledge	O
that	O
is	O
acquired	O
through	O
formal	O
education	O
and	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
is	O
very	O
important	O
in	O
everyday	O
life	O
:	O
graphs	O
appear	O
throughout	O
the	O
published	O
media	O
,	O
in	O
newspapers	O
and	O
magazines	O
,	O
on	O
TV	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
information	O
for	O
many	O
important	O
decisions	O
including	O
medical	O
,	O
nutritional	O
,	O
financial	O
and	O
political	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
displays	O
may	O
be	O
of	O
greater	O
help	O
to	O
people	O
with	O
low	O
numeracy	O
whereas	O
numbers	O
may	O
be	O
better	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
poor	O
graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graph	B-Application
literacy	I-Application
can	O
affect	O
how	O
people	O
attend	O
to	O
and	O
encode	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Graph	B-Application
Literacy	I-Application
Scale	O
consists	O
of	O
13	O
items	O
and	O
measures	O
three	O
abilities	O
related	O
to	O
graph	O
comprehension	O
(	O
see	O
)	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
data	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
specific	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
graph	O
;	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
read	O
between	O
the	O
data	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
relationships	O
in	O
the	O
data	O
as	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
graph	O
;	O
and	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
read	O
beyond	O
the	O
data	O
,	O
or	O
make	O
inferences	O
and	O
predictions	O
from	O
the	O
data	O
.	O
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