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Revision 7.4 - Coggle Diagram
Revision 7.4
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Disadvantages
Only allow the addition f specific features, rigid and inflexible
Can be platform, hardware. OS specific, Which limits their use
Author expertise
Author Bias - A team of authors may have written a publication, but using the WWW it easy to check the institution.
Bias
Author bias – Relates to the opinions and views of the author. They could have no evidence to substantiate their opinions or may have selected only those that are aligned to their own.
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Selection bias
There will be little consideration of a range of demographic groups, including their opinions and views.
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Papers, research journals and magazines
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A formal document such as a manual supplied with a device. Can be hard copy or digital link, reliable source of info
contains technical details, ser guide, fault fixing
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A citation needs to include enough information to enable it to be located: author, title, publisher, date published, page number or URL
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If a piece of work does not fully address the context or changes its focus part way through the reliability and validity may be drawn into question. It may also make it irrelevant to you as a source of information.
The target a piece of work is intended for is also a key aspect when considering the reliability and validity of the source. The use therefore of technical and non-technical will be a consideration.
e.g. If a source has been found which is below the intended audiences level of knowledge, or the technical terms used are not appropriate to the context it could be unreliable or invalid.