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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision Science
  • Communication Studies

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  • Existing research on uncertainty communication formats (words vs. numbers) lacks a definitive conclusion.
  • Theoretical accounts and empirical findings suggest format preference may depend on the type of uncertainty experienced.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that uncertainty communication format preference is driven by the variant of uncertainty.
  • To investigate whether epistemic, dispositional, and distributional uncertainties are communicated differently.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments (one oral, two written) were conducted.
  • Participants communicated uncertainty regarding two outcomes for each variant: epistemic, dispositional, and distributional.

Main Results:

  • Overall, participants communicated uncertainty more often using words.
  • Preference varied by uncertainty type: epistemic and dispositional uncertainty were more often verbalized, while distributional uncertainty was more often numerical (Experiments 1 & 2).
  • The effect of uncertainty variant on format preference was reduced when uncertainty precision was constant, highlighting the role of vagueness (Experiment 3).

Conclusions:

  • Uncertainty communication format preference is not uniform but depends on the specific variant of uncertainty.
  • Vagueness plays a crucial role in shaping the preference for verbal or numerical uncertainty communication.
  • Findings have implications for understanding and improving how uncertainty is communicated in various contexts.