Leftmost-digit-bias in an enumerated public sector? An experiment on citizens' judgment of performance information
Numerical performance information is increasingly important to political decision-making in the public sector. Some have suggested that biases in citizens' processing of numerical information can be exploited by politicians to skew citizens' perception of performance. I report on an experi...
Main Author: | Asmus Leth Olsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society for Judgment and Decision Making
2013-05-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/12/121112/jdm121112.pdf |
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