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10%

10% -- information retention rate for Adults (visual information only) (2016)

2016  · National Highway Institute

Adults retain approximately 10% of what they see.

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10%
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Percentage
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2016
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Adults (visual information only)
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Source Trust
60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
National Highway Institute Primary Tier C
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Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2016 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Adults (visual information only): 10% information retention rate. Source: National Highway Institute (2016). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/adult-retention-seeing-national-highway-institute
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