What is the difference between “accurate” information in a document and “believable” information?
Asked by: Cody Gilmore
How can you ensure that your research is accurate and the information you gathered are true?
That criteria are as follows:
- Authority: Who is the author? What are their credentials? …
- Accuracy: Compare the author’s information to that which you already know is reliable. …
- Coverage: Is the information relevant to your topic and does it meet your needs? …
- Currency: Is your topic constantly evolving?
How can information be accurately and reliably?
To check sources for accuracy:
- Take key points from their article and search for it on Google. …
- Follow links to the original source if available to make sure you get the data/facts from the original source.
- Make sure the website or article uses the actual source of the information.
When examining data how do you determine the accuracy and credibility of the information?
The criteria are:
- Source: Who or what is the source?
- Motive: Why do they say what they do?
- Authority: Who wrote the story?
- Review: Is there anything included that jumps out as potentially untrue?
- Two-Source Test: How does it compare to another source?
How do you gather reliable information?
Research strategy guide for finding quality, credible sources
- Get organized.
- Articulate your topic.
- Locate background information.
- Identify your information needs.
- List keywords and concepts for search engines and databases.
- Consider the scope of your topic.
- Conduct your searches.
- Evaluate the information sources you found.
What is the meaning of reliable source?
A reliable source is one that provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, discussion, etc. based on strong evidence. Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or books -written by researchers for students and researchers. Original research, extensive bibliography.