Hedge

Frequency

both are equivalent

Xie’s is equivalent, while Wang’s is not

probably

52

78.8%

19.2%

possible

38

47.4%

50.0%

possibly

38

65.8%

34.2%

perhaps

36

77.8%

11.1%

likely

34

35.3%

52.9%

presumably

10

60.0%

40.0%

formally

1

0.0%

100.0%

plausible

1

0.0%

100.0%

probable

1

0.0%

100.0%

conceivably

1

100.0%

0.0%