Likelihood Language Percentages for IPCC Risk and EMA Side-Effect Statements

Percentages link verbal likelihood terms used by the IPCC for climate risk statements and the EMA for drug side-effect statements to specific numeric probabilities. The dataset is a 5.5 KB Excel file created by Tilo Meißner and uploaded to figshare in April 2026. It provides a cross-domain mapping of scientific communication language.

Use Cases

• Map IPCC verbal likelihood terms like 'likely' or 'very likely' to their defined percentage ranges for consistent quantitative analysis.
• Translate EMA qualitative descriptions of side-effect occurrence to numeric probabilities for comparative risk assessment.
• Analyze differences in probability calibration between climate science and medical regulatory communication frameworks.
• Create a lookup table for standardizing uncertainty language in text mining projects targeting IPCC or EMA documents.

Strengths

• Directly sourced from two major scientific bodies (IPCC and EMA), ensuring authoritative definitions.
• Compact 5.5 KB size allows for easy integration into analysis pipelines without processing overhead.

Limitations

• Very small dataset (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing only the mapping table without extensive case data.
• Unknown row count and lack of sample data prevent assessment of granularity or additional contextual columns.

Provenance

Source

Definitions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Collection Method

Compilation and mapping of published verbal likelihood scales from official documents.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.