The impact of model performance history information on users' confidence in decision models: An experimental examination

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-207

  Jiang, James J ^c   Muhanna, Waleed A ^b   Pick, Roger Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKER; DECISION MODELS; HUMAN INTUITIVE JUDGMENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS; PERFORMANCE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; USER INTERFACES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030164221     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0747-5632(96)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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