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In only 10 years, [[Wikipedia]] has risen from obscurity to become the dominant information source for an entire generation. However, any visitor can edit any page on Wikipedia, which hardly fosters confidence in its accuracy. In this article, Author review thousands of Wikipedia articles about candidates, elections, and officeholders to assess both the accuracy and the thoroughness of Wikipedia's coverage. Author find that Wikipedia is almost always accurate when a relevant article exists, but errors of omission are extremely frequent. These errors of omission follow a predictable pattern. Wikipedia's political coverage is often very good for recent or prominent topics but is lacking on older or more obscure topics. | In only 10 years, [[Wikipedia]] has risen from obscurity to become the dominant information source for an entire generation. However, any visitor can edit any page on Wikipedia, which hardly fosters confidence in its accuracy. In this article, Author review thousands of Wikipedia articles about candidates, elections, and officeholders to assess both the accuracy and the thoroughness of Wikipedia's coverage. Author find that Wikipedia is almost always accurate when a relevant article exists, but errors of omission are extremely frequent. These errors of omission follow a predictable pattern. Wikipedia's political coverage is often very good for recent or prominent topics but is lacking on older or more obscure topics. | ||
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| + | === Wikipedia Quality === | ||
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| + | Brown, Adam R.. (2011). "[[Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage]]". Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511000199. | ||
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| + | === English Wikipedia === | ||
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| + | {{cite journal |last1=Brown |first1=Adam R. |title=Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage |date=2011 |doi=10.1017/S1049096511000199 |url=https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_as_a_Data_Source_for_Political_Scientists:_Accuracy_and_Completeness_of_Coverage |journal=Cambridge University Press}} | ||
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| + | Brown, Adam R.. (2011). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_as_a_Data_Source_for_Political_Scientists:_Accuracy_and_Completeness_of_Coverage">Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage</a>&quot;. Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511000199. | ||
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Revision as of 21:08, 15 June 2020
Authors | Adam R. Brown |
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Publication date | 2011 |
DOI | 10.1017/S1049096511000199 |
Links | Original |
Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2011, written by Adam R. Brown.
Overview
In only 10 years, Wikipedia has risen from obscurity to become the dominant information source for an entire generation. However, any visitor can edit any page on Wikipedia, which hardly fosters confidence in its accuracy. In this article, Author review thousands of Wikipedia articles about candidates, elections, and officeholders to assess both the accuracy and the thoroughness of Wikipedia's coverage. Author find that Wikipedia is almost always accurate when a relevant article exists, but errors of omission are extremely frequent. These errors of omission follow a predictable pattern. Wikipedia's political coverage is often very good for recent or prominent topics but is lacking on older or more obscure topics.
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Wikipedia Quality
Brown, Adam R.. (2011). "[[Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage]]". Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511000199.
English Wikipedia
{{cite journal |last1=Brown |first1=Adam R. |title=Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage |date=2011 |doi=10.1017/S1049096511000199 |url=https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_as_a_Data_Source_for_Political_Scientists:_Accuracy_and_Completeness_of_Coverage |journal=Cambridge University Press}}
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Brown, Adam R.. (2011). "<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_as_a_Data_Source_for_Political_Scientists:_Accuracy_and_Completeness_of_Coverage">Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage</a>". Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511000199.
