| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7337839 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Doctors and patients make more accurate inferences when risks are communicated in natural frequencies than probabilities. ⺠Visual aids improve accuracy even when risks are provided in natural frequencies. ⺠Differences in accuracy between doctors and patients disappear when differences in levels of numeracy are controlled for. ⺠Our findings suggest suitable ways to communicate quantitative medical data.
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Authors
Rocio Garcia-Retamero, Ulrich Hoffrage,