Knowledge and testing
Reliability
Reliabilitet
Extended note
Reliability alone does not establish validity or truth; a stable procedure may measure wrongly in a systematic way.
Limitations
Not the same as
- validity
- truth
- reproducibility alone
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Inter-rater agreement, repetition, and stable criteria may test reliability.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: R1 — Methodology of Reality Audit.
- R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
- Reality Audit — methodology overviewThe common methodological architecture.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“The classification produced comparable results across several assessors.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“The result was the same each time, so the model is true.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Reliability”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Reliability (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/reliability/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Reliability.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/reliability/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Reliability.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/reliability/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Reliability,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/reliability/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Reliability. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/reliability/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.