An investigation of the effects of decisional guidance and cognitive ability on decision-making involving uncertainty data

Information and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-110

  Mahoney, Lois S ^a   Roush, Pamela B ^a   Bandy, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive fit; Decisional guidance; Display format; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037393686     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7727(02)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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