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verbal probability expressions: a standalone construct

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verbal probabilityexpressions1 CONSTRUCTVerbal probabilityBUDESCU · RISK COMMUNICATION

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Risk communication

phrases such as likely or doubtful used to express chance, studied for how consistently people translate them into numeric probabilities.

In risk communication, verbal probability expressions refers to phrases such as likely or doubtful used to express chance, studied for how consistently people translate them into numeric probabilities. This meaning comes from Budescu (1985) in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.[1]

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References

  1. Budescu, D. V., & Wallsten, T. S. (1985). Consistency in interpretation of probabilistic phrases. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 36(3), 391-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(85)90007-x

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