Liberty Vittert|Alexander Podkul
The Coronavirus Exponential: A Preliminary Investigation into the Public's Understanding
Washington University in St. Louis|Harvard University Press|Georgetown University
period global uncertainty public inundated information misinformation news sources social media community spread covid19 disease generallymoreover unlike widespread news coverage data models used explain story news organizations health organizations governmentsthe reasons presently socially distancing entrenched understanding exponential growth flattening curvea pair survey experiments run ptimus analytics daily national tracking poll explores public statistical literacy examining ability calculate understand exponential growthour results present evidence suggesting although individuals face difficulty calculating exponential growth understand nature exponential relationshipsthese findings may used help better ground effective communication strategies aimed general publicfuture research developing initial survey results continue explore public understanding exponential growth domestically abroad