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Against All Odds: Multicriteria Decision Making with Hazard Prediction Maps Depicting Uncertainty
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Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Computing Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5629-0981
Department of Geography and Digital Society Initiative, University of Z€urich.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1263-8792
2020 (English)In: Annals of the Association of American Geographers, ISSN 0004-5608, E-ISSN 1467-8306, Vol. 110, no 3, p. 661-683Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We report on a multicriteria decision-making study where participants were asked to purchase a house shown on maps that include hazard prediction information. We find that participants decided to buy different houses, depending on whether uncertainty is shown on the map display and on the type of uncertainty visualization (i.e., varying color value, focus, or texture). We also find that participants’ individual differences with respect to their assessed risk-taking behavior influences their spatial decision making with maps. Risk-takers seem to underestimate the dangers of natural hazards when prediction uncertainties are depicted. We are thus able to shed additional light on how people use visualized uncertainty information to make complex map-based decisions. We can demonstrate that not only are design characteristics relevant for map-based reasoning and decision-making outcomes but so are the decision makers’ individual background and the map-based decision-making context.

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Taylor & Francis, 2020. Vol. 110, no 3, p. 661-683
Keywords [en]
experiment, risk maps, risk perception, uncertainty, visualization
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Applied Psychology Human Computer Interaction Information Systems Social and Economic Geography
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human-computer interaction
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163502DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2019.1644992ISI: 000487430900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85073953637OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-163502DiVA, id: diva2:1353702
Available from: 2019-09-23 Created: 2019-09-23 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved

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