Validity and Mechanical Turk: An assessment of exclusion methods and interactive experiments
KA Thomas, S Clifford - Computers in Human Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Social science researchers increasingly recruit participants through Amazon's Mechanical
Turk (MTurk) platform. Yet, the physical isolation of MTurk participants, and perceived lack of …
Turk (MTurk) platform. Yet, the physical isolation of MTurk participants, and perceived lack of …
Current challenges when using numbers in patient decision aids: advanced concepts
Background Decision aid developers have to convey complex task-specific numeric
information in a way that minimizes bias and promotes understanding of the options …
information in a way that minimizes bias and promotes understanding of the options …
Meta-analysis of the effect of natural frequencies on Bayesian reasoning.
M McDowell, P Jacobs - Psychological bulletin, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The natural frequency facilitation effect describes the finding that people are better able to
solve descriptive Bayesian inference tasks when represented as joint frequencies obtained …
solve descriptive Bayesian inference tasks when represented as joint frequencies obtained …
Effects of visualizing statistical information–an empirical study on tree diagrams and 2× 2 tables
In their research articles, scholars often use 2× 2 tables or tree diagrams including natural
frequencies in order to illustrate Bayesian reasoning situations to their peers. Interestingly …
frequencies in order to illustrate Bayesian reasoning situations to their peers. Interestingly …
A new visualization for probabilistic situations containing two binary events: the frequency net
In teaching statistics in secondary schools and at university, two visualizations are primarily
used when situations with two dichotomous characteristics are represented: 2× 2 tables and …
used when situations with two dichotomous characteristics are represented: 2× 2 tables and …
Different visualizations cause different strategies when dealing with Bayesian situations
People often struggle with Bayesian reasoning. However, previous research showed that
people's performance (and rationality) can be supported by the way the statistical …
people's performance (and rationality) can be supported by the way the statistical …
The impact of visualizing nested sets. An empirical study on tree diagrams and unit squares
K Böcherer-Linder, A Eichler - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
It is an ongoing debate, what properties of visualizations increase people's performance
when solving Bayesian reasoning tasks. In the discussion of the properties of two …
when solving Bayesian reasoning tasks. In the discussion of the properties of two …
How to improve performance in Bayesian inference tasks: a comparison of five visualizations
K Böcherer-Linder, A Eichler - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bayes' formula is a fundamental statistical method for inference judgments in uncertain
situations used by both laymen and professionals. However, since people often fail in …
situations used by both laymen and professionals. However, since people often fail in …
Measuring people's covariational reasoning in Bayesian situations
Previous research on Bayesian reasoning has typically investigated people's ability to
assess a posterior probability (ie, a positive predictive value) based on prior knowledge (ie …
assess a posterior probability (ie, a positive predictive value) based on prior knowledge (ie …
Comprehension and computation in Bayesian problem solving
ED Johnson, E Tubau - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Humans have long been characterized as poor probabilistic reasoners when presented with
explicit numerical information. Bayesian word problems provide a well-known example of …
explicit numerical information. Bayesian word problems provide a well-known example of …