An example that we found from Wikipedia was the inaccuracy of information of Thailand’s wikipedia page. We found out that the surface area of Thailand was inaccurate.
This was the information from Wikipedia about Thailand.
According to the image, the total area of Thailand is 513,115 sq km.
After that, we went to the CIA world factbook to see if the information was wrong.
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In the CIA world factbook it said that the area of Thailand is 513,120 sq km.
We went to another website called "index mundi", a website that also shows accurate country profiles, to see if the information on CIA factbook was correct. According to the website, the area is also described as 513,120 sq km.
Therefore, the information on Wikipedia was invalid according to our investigation.
Our design Specifications are:
- The information should be cited properly, using MLA format
- The information should be accurate enough that no additional changes are required
- The information should be from valid source, so that it is reliable enough
Works Cited
CIA World factbook. 2010. 23 February 2010.
"Thailand Area." Index Mundi. 2010. 23 February 2010.
"Thailand." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 23 February 2010.
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