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Table 3 Frequency of explanation required per format for entire sample (n = 106)*.

From: How should risk be communicated to children: a cross-sectional study comparing different formats of probability information

 

Frequency of explanation (%)

Relationship to performance

Verbal label

48

U = 1346.00, p = .67, r = -0.04

Percentage

6

U = 234.50, p = .28, r = -0.10

Proportion-word

27

U = 1017.50, p = .46, r = -0.07

Proportion-notation

36

U = 1133.00, p = .26, r = -0.11

Pie chart

16

U = 735.50, p = .78, r = -0.03

  1. * With the exception of percentage in which N = 105
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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