Table 2 Domains, individual items, and diagram characteristics for Experiments 2–5
From: Less is more: information needs, information wants, and what makes causal models useful
Domain | Item | Complex edges | Simple structure |
|---|---|---|---|
Finance | Income taxes | 12 | Two causal paths (one 3-node chain, one direct cause) |
Finance | Saving money | 14 | Two direct causes |
Finance | Saving for retirement | 16 | One cause with two paths |
Health | Childhood obesity | 12 | Two indirect causes |
Health | Mental health | 14 | Two causal paths (one 3-node chain, one direct cause) |
Health | COVID-19 | 16 | Two direct causes |
Life choices | Buying a house | 12 | Causal chain |
Life choices | Job satisfaction | 14 | Two causal paths (one 3-node chain, one direct cause) |
Life choices | Picking a college | 16 | Two direct causes |
Society | Carbon footprint | 12 | Causal chain |
Society | Donating to charity | 14 | One cause with two paths |
Society | Getting people to vote | 16 | Two direct causes |