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  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Pharmacology

Background:

  • Verbal probability expressions are widely used in clinical decision-making, including adverse drug causality appraisal.
  • The precise numerical interpretation and the nature (linear vs. logistic) of these expressions remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the numerical meaning of verbal probability phrases.
  • To determine if the relationship between verbal probability expressions and their numerical values is linear or logistic.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative regression analysis was performed.
  • 683 participants (aged 10-82 years) rated 16 verbal probability phrases on a visual analogue scale.
  • Linear and logistic regression models were used to analyze the data.

Main Results:

  • The linear model explained a higher proportion of variance (R² = 0.574) compared to the logistic model (R² = 0.392).
  • Ranked verbal probability phrases demonstrated a predominantly linear relationship with numerical ratings.
  • The linear model showed superiority in explaining the variance.

Conclusions:

  • Verbal probability expressions in clinical contexts tend to have a linear relationship with their numerical equivalents.
  • Further research exploring models like the double logistic model is warranted.