How do people choose among rational number notations?

• Rational number notation preferences depend on the quantification strategy. • Fractions are preferred when the exact components of ratios can easily be enumerated. • Decimals and percentages are preferred when the ratios must be estimated. • Percentages are preferred to decimals in the absence of...
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• Rational number notation preferences depend on the quantification strategy. • Fractions are preferred when the exact components of ratios can easily be enumerated. • Decimals and percentages are preferred when the ratios must be estimated. • Percentages are preferred to decimals in the absence of high precision requirements. Ausführliche Beschreibung