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Reliability
Reliability
reliability
reliability
noun [ U ]
UK /rɪˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti / US /rɪˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬ i /
the quality of being able to be trusted or believed because of working or behaving well:
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reliability
noun [ U ]
UK /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti / US
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• Consumers complained about a variety of problems, including call charges and poor network
reliability.
• reliability of sth While design is important, the reliability of the company's products is far more
valuable to most users.
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EXAMPLES of reliability
reliability
Reliability between reviewers (regarding the decision to include or exclude an article) was calculated using kappa
statistics.
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Two hundred and ninety-seven people took part in the validity and reliability tests of the questionnaire.
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Interviewers and observers were thoroughly trained prior to collecting data, and ongoing recalibration meetings
were held to promote measurement fidelity and reliability.
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Point-to-point intra-rater and inter-rater reliability (by a person trained in phonetics) checks on initial consonants
were conducted on 10 % of the data.
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In order to enhance the reliability of the classification of self-corrections, retrospective verbal reports were also
collected.
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As mentioned above, interrater reliability was checked during 20 home visits with two observers.
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Reliability of experimenters' judgment was assessed by the agreement of the other experimenters of
the group
present during the session (one or two additional persons).
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The reliability of their assessments was established prior to their participation in the study.
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However, because it was retrospective, some cases have been missed, and the reliability of diagnoses made by
primary-care physicians may have been low.
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One of the most popular abstract models in network reliability problems is the following.
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Relatively high test - retest and interform reliabilities were reported, and the intercorrelation between scores on the
individual tests was high.
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Until these discrepancies are resolved, it is difficult to evaluate the reliability of the findings using this perceptual
learning paradigm.
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reliability
These are words often used in combination with reliability.
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high reliability
• However, various items in this study showed high reliability.
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improved reliability
• With improved reliability, these correlations will simply reveal which sorts of biases go together and which predict
the intelligence of the decision maker.
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increased reliability
• Also, the use of four time points increased reliability by using more data from each participant.
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Translations of reliability
in Chinese (Traditional)
可靠性,可信度…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
可靠性,可信度…
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fiabilidad…
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confiança, confiabilidade…
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