Numeracy and Literacy

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608 Nelson, W., Reyna, V. F., Fagerlin, A., Lipkus, I., & Peters, E. (in press). Clinical implications of numeracy: Theory and practice. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (Download the preprint.; 136KB, PDF)

611 Dieckmann, N. (2008, May). Numeracy: A review of the literature (Report No. 08-2). Eugene, OR: Decision Research. (Download; 137KB, PDF)

594 Peters, E. (2008). Numeracy and the perception and communication of risk. In W. T. Tucker, S. Ferson, A. M. Finkel, & D. Slavin (Eds.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: Vol. 1128. Strategies for risk communication: Evolution, evidence, experience (pp. 1-7). New York: The New York Academy of Sciences.

615 Peters, E., & Levin, I. P. (2008). Dissecting the risky-choice framing effect: Numeracy as an individual-difference factor in weighting risky and riskless options. Judgment and Decision Making, 3, 435-448. Available here.

578 Hibbard, J. H., Peters, E., Dixon, A., & Tusler, M. (2007). Consumer competencies and the use of comparative quality information: It isn't just about literacy. Medical Care Research and Review, 64, 379-394.

579 Peters, E., Dieckmann, N., Dixon, A., Hibbard, J. H., & Mertz, C. K. (2007). Less is more in presenting quality information to consumers. Medical Care Research and Review, 64, 169-190.

599 Peters, E., Hibbard, J., Slovic, P., & Dieckmann, N. (2007). Numeracy skill and the communication, comprehension, and the use of risk-benefit information, Health Affairs, 26(3), 741-748.

473 Peters, E., Dieckmann, N., Västfjäll, D., Mertz, C. K., Slovic, P., & Hibbard, J. (2006). Bringing meaning to numbers: The functions of affect in choice (Report No. 06-01). Eugene, OR: Decision Research.

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549 Finucane, M. L., Mertz, C. K., Slovic, P., & Schmidt, E. S. (2005) Task complexity and older adults' decision-making competence. Psychology and Aging, 20, 71-84.

463 Finucane, M.L., Slovic, P., Hibbard, J.H., Peters, E., Mertz, C.K., & MacGregor, D.G. (2002). Aging and decision-making competence: An analysis of comprehension and consistency skills in older versus younger adults considering health-plan options. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 15, 141-164.

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