B
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48%
48% -- choice likelihood increase for Consumers holding a product (2026)
Holding a product makes people up to 48% more likely to choose it or a product of the same shape and size.
- Maximum increase ('up to 48%')
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Value
48%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Science Says
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Tier C
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Science Says
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Science Says
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Research experiment cited by Science Says; 'up to' phrasing indicates maximum effect
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Consumers holding a product: 48% choice likelihood increase. Source: Science Says (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/product-holding-choice-likelihood
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/product-holding-choice-likelihood" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>48%</strong> -- choice likelihood increase for Consumers holding a product<br><small>Source: Science Says (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/product-holding-choice-likelihood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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