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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29257| Appears in Collections: | Economics Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Asking for frequencies rather than percentages increases the validity of subjective probability measures: Evidence from subjective life expectancy |
| Author(s): | Comerford, David A. |
| Contact Email: | david.comerford@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Expectations Subjective probabilities Survival expectations Numeracy |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2019 |
| Date Deposited: | 9-Apr-2019 |
| Citation: | Comerford DA (2019) Asking for frequencies rather than percentages increases the validity of subjective probability measures: Evidence from subjective life expectancy. Economics Letters, 180, pp. 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.001 |
| Abstract: | Survey measures of subjective expectations manifest anomalies in how people report percentages. The current research finds that frequency-based measures deliver more valid subjective probabilities of living to a given age than do questions that elicit a percentage chance. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.001 |
| Rights: | This item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. Accepted refereed manuscript of: Comerford DA (2019) Asking for frequencies rather than percentages increases the validity of subjective probability measures: Evidence from subjective life expectancy . Economics Letters, 180, pp. 33-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.001 © 2019, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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