Algorithms are being adopted by institutions, organisations and governments to crunch the vast amounts of information amassed by these social sectors. More importantly, algorithms have great social power as they are being trusted to assist in decision making in high and low-stake contexts.
However, given that algorithms are of a statistical nature and have an associated degree of explainability, it can be entertained that a person's level of statistical literacy may play part in the level of trust placed on algorithms. Statistical literacy is essential in that it is needed to make sense of probabilistic and statistic related information. This research line examines the role of statistical literacy in trust in algorithms.
Contact person: Dr Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos [email]
