Exploring the roles of conflicting social values & scientific uncertainty in environmental decision-making
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Are you risk literate?
A 3 minute test (The Berlin Numeracy Test) developed to quickly measure and provide feedback about your risk literacy. It is quite easy for people with science background like myself, I have to say. But this might not be the case for the general public (full paper pdf). With 21 studies (n=5336), the researchers found that the test to be the strongest predictor of comprehension of everyday risk. I am thinking about using it in my own research...
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