Dealing with evidence, Research
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…
Osterhaus, C., Magee, J., Saffran, A., & Alibali, M. W. (2019). Supporting successful interpretations of covariation data: Beneficial effects of variable symmetry and problem context. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72, 994–1004. doi:10.1177/1747021818775909…
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…