How accuracy causes confusion
Professor Andrew Ehrenberg
(London Business School, is the author of Data Reduction (published by John Wiley). This article is based on extracts from a recent paper presented to the Royal Statistical Society.)
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Abstract
Are you able to absorb and interpret figures at a glance? Professor Andrew Ehrenberg blames lack of numeracy on poor presentation of data and suggests ways in which information can be made easier to grasp, including the drastic ‘rounding’ of figures.
Citation
Ehrenberg, A. (1977), "How accuracy causes confusion", Industrial Management, Vol. 77 No. 4, pp. 25-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056735
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1977, MCB UP Limited