Dealing with evidence – Christopher Osterhaus

How people interpret contingency tables

Contingency tables are widely used to show the relation between two dichotomous variables. Which strategies do people use when they interpret contingency tables? Our recent study discovered a new strategy. Find…

Interpreting bar graphs: Even college students struggle!

Dealing with evidence, Research

In a recent study, we investigated people’s ability to interpret bar graphs. What we found: Even college students find it difficult. On average, they solved less than 50% of the…