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Reliability

Reliabilitet

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Extended note

Reliability alone does not establish validity or truth; a stable procedure may measure wrongly in a systematic way.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • validity
  • truth
  • reproducibility alone
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

Inter-rater agreement, repetition, and stable criteria may test reliability.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: R1 — Methodology of Reality Audit.

  1. R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
  2. Reality Audit — methodology overviewThe common methodological architecture.
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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.”

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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
1.0

First public edition.