Guidance on Communication of Uncertainty in Scientific Assessments.

likelihood probability risk communication transparency uncertainty communication

Journal

EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority
ISSN: 1831-4732
Titre abrégé: EFSA J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101642076

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Historique:
entrez: 7 7 2020
pubmed: 16 1 2019
medline: 16 1 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This document provides guidance for communicators on how to communicate the various expressions of uncertainty described in EFSA's document: 'Guidance on uncertainty analysis in scientific assessments'. It also contains specific guidance for assessors on how best to report the various expressions of uncertainty. The document provides a template for identifying expressions of uncertainty in scientific assessments and locating the specific guidance for each expression. The guidance is structured according to EFSA's three broadly defined categories of target audience: 'entry', 'informed' and 'technical' levels. Communicators should use the guidance for entry and informed audiences, while assessors should use the guidance for the technical level. The guidance was formulated using evidence from the scientific literature, grey literature and two EFSA research studies, or based on judgement and reasoning where evidence was incomplete or missing. The limitations of the evidence sources inform the recommendations for further research on uncertainty communication.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32626067
doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5520
pii: EFS25520
pmc: PMC7292191
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e05520

Informations de copyright

© 2019 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.

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