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The CRAAP test is a test to check the objective reliability of information sources across academic disciplines. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. [ 1 ] Due to a vast number of sources existing online, it can be difficult to tell whether these sources are trustworthy to use as tools for research.
Books published by university presses, e.g. Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press Specialist encyclopedias, e.g. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
Reliability: Ability to perform a specific function and may be given as design reliability or operational reliability Availability : Ability to keep a functioning state in the given environment Maintainability : Ability to be timely and easily maintained (including servicing, inspection and check, repair and/or modification)
Examples include employers, editors, fact-checkers, peer reviewers, and legal advisers. The aggregate influence of these kinds of gatekeepers, encompassing the number of individuals involved, their expertise in the subject matter, and their degree of control over the publication, constitutes the principal driver for a source's reliability.
Reliability engineering is a sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes the ability of equipment to function without failure. Reliability is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended function adequately for a specified period of time, OR will operate in a defined environment without failure. [1]
Reliability may be closely related to performance. For instance, a product specification may define parameters for up-time, or acceptable failure rates. Reliability is a major contributor to brand or company image, and is considered a fundamental dimension of quality by most end-users.
Reliability index is an attempt to quantitatively assess the reliability of a system using a single numerical value. [1] The set of reliability indices varies depending on the field of engineering, multiple different indices may be used to characterize a single system.
A source is assessed for reliability based on a technical assessment of its capability, or in the case of Human Intelligence sources their history. Notation uses Alpha coding, A-F: Reliability of Source [2] A - Completely reliable: No doubt of authenticity, trustworthiness, or competency; has a history of complete reliability