You are here

rely

You got 0 of 8 possible points.

Your score was: 0 %

Question Results

Score 0 of 3
(skipped)

Question:

Multiple choice question

In a research context, reliability means that a test or measurement gives similar results for the same person every time that he or she takes this test under similar conditions.

For example:

You weigh yourself on a scale. The scale says you weigh 65 kilograms. You wait 5 minutes, and you do not do anything during those 5 minutes. You don't eat or drink - and then you weigh yourself again.

If the scale again says you weigh 65 kilograms, then that scale is reliable, and it has given you reliable results.

Reliable instruments are measuring instruments that give consistent results when you repeat the measurement under similar conditions.


	gives results you can trust or rely on.
	gives consistent results when the measure is repeated under similar conditions.
	gives very similar results when the same person is re-tested under the same conditions.
	gives results that are unstable.

Which 3 answers below are closest in meaning to this meaning of reliability?

Choose the 3 correct answers that best complete this sentence: A reliable test is a test that...

Response:

	gives very similar results when the same person is re-tested under the same conditions.
	gives results you can trust or rely on.
	gives consistent results when the measure is repeated under similar conditions.
	gives results that are unstable.

Score 0 of 3
(skipped)

Question:

Multiple choice question


	a source that always provides correct information
	a salesperson who is trying to convince you to buy something
	a friend who is always there to help you
	a company that always makes high quality products

Choose the 3 examples of someone or something that is reliable.

Response:

	a friend who is always there to help you
	a company that always makes high quality products
	a source that always provides correct information
	a salesperson who is trying to convince you to buy something

Score 0 of 2

Question:

Multiple choice question

Not all the information you read on the internet is reliable. This exercise focuses on how to check the reliability of information you read on the internet.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	If you don't know who wrote the information you read or why they wrote it, you don't know if you can rely on what you read.
	Readers need to learn what questions to ask themselves in order to decide if what they read on the internet is reliable.
	You can't believe anything you read on the internet.

How Can I Know if Information is Reliable?

Anyone can put anything on the internet, and no editors are out there checking for mistakes. Many webpages are published by businesses or organizations that try to get you to 'buy' something or believe something. This means that you are responsible for checking whether you can rely on information you find on the internet.

Here are two sites that teach you how to decide if information on a webpage is reliable:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/

What are the main messages in the above paragraph? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	You can't believe anything you read on the internet.
	Readers need to learn what questions to ask themselves in order to decide if what they read on the internet is reliable.
	If you don't know who wrote the information you read or why they wrote it, you don't know if you can rely on what you read.