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  2. Accuracy and precision - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision

    Accuracy is also used as a statistical measure of how well a binary classification test correctly identifies or excludes a condition. That is, the accuracy is the proportion of correct predictions (both true positives and true negatives) among the total number of cases examined. [10]

  3. Technical writing - Wikipedia

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    Technical writing is most commonly performed by a trained technical writer and the content they produce is the result of a well-defined process. Technical writers follow strict guidelines so the technical information they share appears in a single, popularly used and standardized format and style (e.g., DITA, markdown format, AP Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style).

  4. Journalism ethics and standards - Wikipedia

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    Tabloid journalists are often accused of sacrificing accuracy and the personal privacy of their subjects in order to boost sales. The 2011 News International phone hacking scandal is an example of this. Supermarket tabloids are often focused on entertainment rather than news. Tabloid news often have "news" stories that are so outrageous that ...

  5. Wikipedia:Reliable sources - Wikipedia

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    These may constitute a curated feed or an AI-generated feed. Examples include the main pages of MSN and Yahoo News. As with newspaper reprints, the original content creator is responsible for accuracy and reliability should be judged based on the original source. Direct links to the original source should be preferred over the aggregator's link.

  6. Copy editing - Wikipedia

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    Example of non-professional copy editing in progress [1]. Copy editing (also known as copyediting and manuscript editing) is the process of revising written material ("copy") to improve quality and readability, as well as ensuring that a text is free of errors in grammar, style, and accuracy.

  7. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    For example, 13 0 0 has three significant figures (and hence indicates that the number is precise to the nearest ten). Less often, using a closely related convention, the last significant figure of a number may be underlined; for example, "1 3 00" has two significant figures. A decimal point may be placed after the number; for example "1300."

  8. Wikipedia:Accuracy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy

    For example, "Astronaut John Smith died on December 31st, 2018" contains at least two statements; one of them (that John Smith was an astronaut) is contained as an implied premise rather than as the main operative statement of the sentence. Accuracy is still a useful concept for other situations which are less clear-cut.

  9. Validity (statistics) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Validity_(statistics)

    The validity of a measurement tool (for example, a test in education) is the degree to which the tool measures what it claims to measure. [3] Validity is based on the strength of a collection of different types of evidence (e.g. face validity, construct validity, etc.) described in greater detail below.