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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for article ratings and open-ended responses in Experiment 1

From: When and why do people act on flawed science? Effects of anecdotes and prior beliefs on evidence-based decision-making

 

Evidence Strength

Persuasiveness

Implement Likelihood

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Anecdote

2.99

1.23

3.29

1.21

3.62

1.18

No Anecdote

2.79

1.09

2.93

1.06

3.60

1.26

Exercise

3.29

1.10

3.49

0.96

3.25

1.18

Tidy Classroom

2.60

1.13

2.77

1.20

3.87

1.18

 

Mention Study

Mention Personal Experience

Mention Participant Confound

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Exercise

      

 Anecdote

0.53

0.50

0.08

0.28

N/A

N/A

 No Anecdote

0.47

0.51

0.18

0.39

N/A

N/A

Tidy Classroom

      

 Anecdote

0.61

0.49

0.47

0.51

0.47

0.51

 No Anecdote

0.63

0.49

0.57

0.50

0.53

0.50