Ellen Peters|Mary Kate Tompkins|Melissa A. Z. Knoll|Stacy P. Ardoin|Brittany Shoots?Reinhard|Alexa Meara
Despite high objective numeracy, lower numeric confidence relates to worse financial and medical outcomes
University of Oregon|The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center|Nationwide Children's Hospital|The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
people often laugh good math unrecognized however onethird american adults likely innumerate operate effectively financial health environments two numeric competencies conceivably matterobjective numeracy ability run numbers correctly like literacy numbers numeric selfefficacy confidence provides engagement persistence numeric tasks reasoned however attaining objective numeracys benefits depend numeric confidence specifically among objectively numerate numeric confidence vs less lead better outcomes persist numeric tasks skills support numeric success among less objectively numerate however vs less numeric confidence hurt outcomes also persist make unrecognized mistakes two studies designed test generalizability hypothesized interaction report secondary analysis financial outcomes diverse us dataset primary analysis disease activity among systemic lupus erythematosus patients domains best outcomes appeared require numeric calculation skills persistence numeric confidence mismatched individuals high abilitylow confidence low abilityhigh confidence experienced worst outcomes example among numerate patients 7 numerically confident predicted disease activity indicative needing treatment compared 31 highnumeracylowconfidence patients 44 lownumeracyhighconfidence patients work underscores 1 competencies objective numeracy numeric selfefficacy guarantee superior outcomes