Figure 1.
The diagram presents a hierarchical framework for understanding numerical information through three analytical levels. The first level, Count, focuses on basic numerical data and the contextual conditions under which numbers are generated, emphasising the construction and production of quantitative information. The second level, Account, advances to the interpretation of numbers through the use of statistical techniques, measurement scales, and analytical protocols that transform raw data into meaningful findings. The third level, Recount, examines how numerical information is communicated and represented, highlighting the qualitative analysis of statistical displays, narratives, rhetoric, and the meanings created through numerical representations.Three levels of ethnostatistics