{"id":770,"date":"2017-04-03T21:29:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-researchsuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=770"},"modified":"2017-04-13T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T17:25:08","slug":"combining-the-factors","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-researchsuccess\/chapter\/combining-the-factors\/","title":{"raw":"Combining the Factors","rendered":"Combining the Factors"},"content":{"raw":"<div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nOnce you\u2019ve considered each factor used in evaluating a source, it\u2019s important to take a look at the inferences you made about them. Now is the time to look at those grades all together\u2014to average them if you\u2019ve been assigning grades\u2014and to make one more inference.\r\n\r\nTaking the grade on each factor into account, can you infer that the source is relevant and credible enough for your purpose? If it isn\u2019t, this is one source that can\u2019t be helpful in your project. If it is relevant and credible enough, you can use information from that resource with confidence.\r\n<h1>Making the Final Inference<\/h1>\r\nAssume you\u2019re writing a term paper and are considering using information from Site XYZ. You ran through the evaluation process as you looked over the site, and you made notes about the grades you assigned.\r\n\r\nThe grades you gave individual factors are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Neighborhood: A<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Author\/publisher\u2019s background: B<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Degree of bias: A<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Recognition from others: No Evidence<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Thoroughness: C<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Currency of the content: A<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou average the grades (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0), remembering not to include the factor on which you gave no grade. The score was 3.4, about a B, which is a \u201cGood, but could be better\u201d score on the scale we used in this tutorial. You decide to use information from this site in your project.\r\n<ul class=\"nobullet\">\r\n \t<li>A \u2013 Very Acceptable<\/li>\r\n \t<li>B \u2013 Good, but could be better<\/li>\r\n \t<li>C \u2013 OK in a pinch<\/li>\r\n \t<li>D \u2013 Marginal<\/li>\r\n \t<li>F \u2013 Unacceptable<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve considered each factor used in evaluating a source, it\u2019s important to take a look at the inferences you made about them. Now is the time to look at those grades all together\u2014to average them if you\u2019ve been assigning grades\u2014and to make one more inference.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the grade on each factor into account, can you infer that the source is relevant and credible enough for your purpose? If it isn\u2019t, this is one source that can\u2019t be helpful in your project. 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