Decision styles and their association with heuristic cue and decision-making rules

Figures & data

Table 1. Difference in essay score for expert and not-expert versions

	Expert Version (N1 = 150)		Not-Expert Version (N2 = 150)		t	Sig.
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	24.88	2.892	25.02	2.930	−0.417	0.677
Essay Score	27.03	9.447	20.87	7.709	6.194	0.000

Table 2. Correlation among heuristic cue, decision styles, and application of decision rules

Essay Version		1	2	3	4
Expert	1. Essay Score	-
	2. Rational DS	−.65**	-
	3. Experiential DS	.64**	−.59**	-
	4. Decision Rules	−.69**	.73**	−.51**	-
Non-expert	1. Essay Score	-
	2. Rational DS	−.56**	-
	3. Experiential DS	.55**	−.67**	-
	4. Decision Rules	−.58**	.75**	−.69**	-

Note. DS = Decision Style. **p < .01.

Table 3. Regression coefficients of decision styles on heuristic cue

Expert version (n = 150)
variables	B	β	SE
Constant	25.19***		5.78
Rational DS	−.31***	−.43***	.050
Experiential DS	.32***	.40***	.056
R^2	.53
Not-expert Version (N = 150)
Constant	23.01***		5.94
Rational DS	−.20***	−.35***	.052
Experiential DS	.19***	.32***	.052
R^2	.47

***p < .001

Table 4. Regression coefficients of decision styles on decision rules (N = 300)

Variables	B	β	SE
Constant	2.93 ***		.75
Rational DS	.08	.60***	.006
Experiential DS	−.033	−.24***	.007
R^2	.59

***p < .001

Data Availability Statement

Data included in this article are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.