| Literature DB >> 19919316 |
Mick P Couper1, Eleanor Singer.
Abstract
If empirical estimates of disclosure risk are included in informed consent statements for surveys or other forms of research, participants must be able to understand the information provided. Using data from an online vignette-based experiment, this article explores the role that numeracy or quantitative literacy may play in comprehension of disclosure risk. Results suggest that less numerate persons are less sensitive to extreme differences in the disclosure risk described in the hypothetical vignettes.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19919316 PMCID: PMC2857726 DOI: 10.1525/jer.2009.4.4.17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics ISSN: 1556-2646 Impact factor: 1.742