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  1. Apr 23, 2022 · In sum, those who perceive greater scientific uncertainty tend to be less confident in the scientific community. The third and final hypothesis predicts that those who believe scientists pursue self-interests have less confidence in the scientific community.

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  2. May 7, 2022 · unintended. Some people may have less confidence in sci-ence because of harmful consequences that are not unin-tended, such as segregation that limits access to jobs in science fields or the exploitation of disadvantaged groups in medical research (Ecklund and Scheitle 2018; Noy and O’Brien 2018).

  3. Feb 4, 2022 · Concerns about trustworthiness and uncertainty are not unique to science. People in all cultures and communities of practice have developed language and practices for dealing with trustworthiness and uncertainty, and there is no one community whose approaches are always superior.

  4. Learn about error and uncertainty in science. Includes information on how scientists identify and measure error and uncertainty, and how confidence is reported.

  5. Sep 9, 2014 · Decision makers who place too little confidence in science can miss opportunities, while wasting time and resources gathering information with no practical value. As a result, conveying uncertainty is essential to science communication. Much of scientists’ own discourse is about uncertainty.

    • Baruch Fischhoff, Alex L. Davis
    • 10.1073/pnas.1317504111
    • 2014
    • 2014/09/09
  6. Oct 1, 2023 · The science associated with assessing natural hazard phenomena and the risks they pose contains many layers of complex and interacting elements, resulting in diverse sources of uncertainty. This creates a challenge for effective communication, which must consider how people perceive that uncertainty.

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  8. Feb 4, 2022 · This article focuses on uncertainty— ways in which scientists recognize and analyze limits in their studies and conclusions. We distinguish uncertainty from (un)trustworthiness—ways in which scientific reports can be affected by conscious deception or unconscious bias.