TY - BOOK AU - Aragona,B. TI - Algorithm audit: why, what, and how? T2 - Routledge advances in research methods SN - 9781003080381 U1 - 300.72 PY - 2022/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Algorithms KW - Decision making KW - Mathematical models KW - Problem solving KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General KW - bisacsh N1 - "Routledge Focus" -- front cover; Introduction -- Why -- What -- How -- Rights, Politics and Education -- Conclusions N2 - "Seeking to increasing the social awareness of citizens, institutions, and corporations with regard the risks presented by the acritical use of algorithms in decision-making, this book explains the rationale and the methods of algorithm audit. Interdisciplinary in approach, it provides a systematic overview of the subject, supplying readers with clear definitions and practical tools for the audit of algorithms, while also taking account of the political, business and vocational obstacles to the development of this new field. As such, it constitutes an essential resource for students and researchers across the social sciences and humanities, as well as for professionals and policy makers, with concerns about the social consequences of algorithmic decision-making"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003080381 ER -