Which of the following best summarizes the effects of numerical ability on judgements from data (Kahan, Peters, Dawson, Slovic, 2017)?
a. Greater numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan issues.
b. Lower numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan issues.
c. Greater numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan and politically charged issues.
d. Lower numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on politically charged issues.
Ans: a
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