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Confidence: Calibrating Trust in Science

In: The Science and Art of Simulation

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  • Lara Huber

    (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institute of Philosophy)

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Systematic reviews call for improved strategies of evaluating and communicating the degree of certainty and quality of a given body of scientific information. Drawing on environmental assessment projects, the paper argues, that building, promoting and maintaining trust in scientific methodology and outcomes, first of all, is a necessary prerequisite of scientific practice itself. Especially, as the paper shall illustrate, when the systematic review process expands across multiple disciplines, and brings authors from a broad range of research traditions to the table. In 2010 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body for assessing the science related to climate change, introduced a revised process of evaluating the degree of certainty in key findings. Drawing on the growing attention towards the reporting of confidence levels, the paper explores recent frameworks in large-scale assessment projects and their merit in calibrating trust in the sciences.

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  • Lara Huber, 2024. "Confidence: Calibrating Trust in Science," Springer Books, in: Michael M. Resch & Nico Formánek & Ammu Joshy & Andreas Kaminski (ed.), The Science and Art of Simulation, pages 95-110, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-68058-8_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68058-8_7
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