# Numbers can be worth a thousand pictures: Individual differences in understanding graphical and numerical representations of health-related information.

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/papers/numbers-can-be-worth-a-thousand-pictures-individual-differences-in-understanding/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Wolfgang Gaissmaier,Odette Wegwarth,David Skopec,Ann-Sophie Müller,Sebastian Broschinski,Mary C. Politi |
| Citations | 175 |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0024850 |
| Fields | Computer Science,Health Professions |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2131403733 |
| PMID | 21842998 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Wolfgang Gaissmaier](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/wolfgang-gaissmaier/)

## Paper journal

- [Health Psychology](https://picoportal.org/library/journals/health-psychology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Data Visualization and Analytics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/data-visualization-and-analytics/)

## Paper topics

- [Data Visualization and Analytics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/data-visualization-and-analytics/)
- [Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/patient-provider-communication-in-healthcare/)
- [Health Literacy and Information Accessibility](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/health-literacy-and-information-accessibility/)

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