Table 1.
Perceptions and expectations of visible scientists, comparing German and South African respondents.
Fig 1.
a. Responses to the question “please name up to three visible living scientists in your country” in Germany. b. Responses to the question “please name up to three visible living scientists in your country” in South Africa.
Fig 2.
How German and South African respondents perceive visible scientists.
(Items: “As far as I know, visible scientists …”).
Fig 3.
How German and South African respondents think visible scientists should be.
(Items: “Visible scientists should…”).
Table 2.
Correlations between perceived characteristics of visible scientists and indicators of trust and media use in Germany.
Table 3.
Correlations between perceived characteristics of visible scientists and indicators of trust and media use in South Africa.
Table 4.
Correlations between expected characteristics of visible scientists and indicators of trust and media use in Germany.
Table 5.
Correlations between expected characteristics of visible scientists and indicators of trust and media use in South Africa.