A study of how trust can be assigned in crowdsourced information retrieval

dc.contributor.authorHromic, Emina
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik (Chalmers)sv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers)en
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T14:49:50Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T14:49:50Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractFor establishing the trustworthiness of information retrieved through crowdsourcing, trust management systems can be used, which compute a trust value used in automated decision making. Using such systems, makes feedback vital since it gives users incentives to do more and better [1]. An instance of the more general problem is experienced by Forza Football, which has a desire to make automated decisions regarding users reported lineups. The purpose of this study is to explore possible ways to determine whether or not information retrieved through crowdsourcing from external entities is trustworthy. For the purpose of this study, the Design Science Research methodology was used, beginning with a literature review for creating awareness of the problem along with gathering requirements from the crowdsourced information retrieval domain, followed by designing the trust management system, conducted through four iterations by evaluating it through validation sessions with relevant participants. The results in this study indicate that using the trust value, to evaluate the trustworthiness of the information retrieved, does not yield similar results as a manual evaluation. When quality is of greatest importance, the data should be compared, for evaluating if several users have provided the same information. In those cases, a threshold can be set for which users’ trust values needs to exceed in order to get their data approved. For lower quality controls, the trust value alone can be used for automated decisions. The feedback should be immediate, containing reasons for why the data was accepted or rejected, not including the trust value.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/255669
dc.language.isoeng
dc.setspec.uppsokTechnology
dc.subjectData- och informationsvetenskap
dc.subjectComputer and Information Science
dc.titleA study of how trust can be assigned in crowdsourced information retrieval
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeSoftware engineering and technology (MPSOF), MSc
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