In order to achieve integrity and trustworthiness of research, uncertainty of information needs to be communicated with the public. However, it is not always clear what types of data representation...Show moreIn order to achieve integrity and trustworthiness of research, uncertainty of information needs to be communicated with the public. However, it is not always clear what types of data representation induce the most trust and which individual variables influence this. Previous studies have shown that there are trust differences between numerical and verbal representations as well as different uncertainty levels. Other research suggests that education level may be related to trust while research on numeracy and graphical literacy (GL) implies a potential relationship. Numeracy and GL have been reported to have a moderate correlation. Furthermore, trust is theorized to subsist of the related but distinct concepts of trust in number (TN) and trust in source (TS). To investigate these topics, participants were invited to a questionnaire study presenting an uncertainty scenario and assessing their trust as well as individual variables of numeracy, GL and education. Factors of different uncertainty levels, formats and education levels were used to create nine conditions that assessed whether the factors influenced trust. Results showed a small positive correlation between GL and numeracy. A positive moderate relationship was found between TN and TS. Moreover, results displayed a significant difference in TN between verbal and graphical uncertainty communication. Lastly, education was highlighted as a possible predictor of TN. Findings highlight education as a variable related to TN and strengthen the position that trust should be subdivided into TN and TS. Because of theoretical inconsistencies in our findings, more research has to be done on the effect of uncertainty level, format and education level in uncertainty communication.Show less
At the centre of the current paper is the battle between e-book formats, which will be discussed from different perspectives. The first two chapters directly deal with the issues of formats by...Show moreAt the centre of the current paper is the battle between e-book formats, which will be discussed from different perspectives. The first two chapters directly deal with the issues of formats by discussing their suitability to being used as formats for academic e-books. The last chapter debates the challenges digital academic publishing is facing today (pricing models for different formats, publishers’ choice of a suitable format, and changes in academic publishing caused by the development of technologies and formats in particular).Show less