Communicating statistical information (2000)
Authors
Abstract
Most people, experts included, have difficulties understanding and combining statistical information effectively. Hoffrage et al. demonstrate that these difficulties can be considerably reduced by communicating the information in terms of natural frequencies rather than in terms of probabilities. Several applications in medicine, legal decision-making, and education are discussed.
Bibliographic entry
Hoffrage, U., Lindsey, S., Hertwig, R., & Gigerenzer, G. (2000). Communicating statistical information. Science, 290, 2261-2262. (Full text)
Miscellaneous
| Publication year | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Document type: | Article | |
| Publication status: | Published | |
| External URL: | http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/uh/UH_Communicating_2000.pdf View | |
| Categories: | EducationHealthProbabilityLaw | |
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