Lower source credibility did not substantially reduce anchoring effects on software effort estimates in three experiments.

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"Lower source credibility did not substantially reduce anchoring effects on software effort estimates in three experiments."

The experiments found that reducing the stated credibility of the anchor source did not reduce the anchoring effect, so authority alone does not explain the effect.

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Source title Numerical anchors and their strong effects on software development effort estimates

Source authors Erik Løhre; Magne Jørgensen

Source year 2016

Confidence high

Importance mid