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Estimating Large Numbers
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Landy, David; Silbert, Noah; Goldin, Aleah – Cognitive Science, 2013
Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficult to understand. We examine magnitude estimation by adult Americans when placing large numbers on a number line and when qualitatively evaluating descriptions of imaginary geopolitical scenarios. Prior theoretical conceptions…
Descriptors: Numbers, Computation, Adults, Models