Applying Quadratic Scoring Rule transparently in multiple choice settings: A note

Florian Artinger, Filippos Exadaktylos (), Hannes Koppel and Lauri Sääksvuori

No 2010-021, Jena Economics Research Papers from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Abstract: The quadratic scoring rule (QSR) is often used to guarantee an incentive compatible elicitation of subjective probabilities over events. Experimentalists have regularly not been able to ensure that subjects fully comprehend the consequences of their actions on payoffs given the rules of the games. In this note, we present a procedure that allows the transparent use of the QSR even in multiple-choice scenarios. For that purpose, two methodological means are applied: an alternative representation of the score and a short learning period to familiarize subjects with the payoff mechanism. The results suggest that both means were necessary and successful in facilitating subjects' understanding of the rule.

Keywords: Quadratic scoring rule; experimental methodology; experimental design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 D84 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-03-24
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