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Evaluate an article[edit]

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

  • Name of article: Price–earnings ratio
  • Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: This article does not provide more deep and broad information about Price-earning ratio. Also,this article needs additional citations for verification.

Lead[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
    • Yes
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
    • Yes
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
    • No
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
    • It's concise.

Lead evaluation[edit]

Content[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
    • Yes
  • Is the content up-to-date?
    • No
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
    • The content is missing something deep and broad terminology.

Content evaluation[edit]

Tone and Balance[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral?
    • Yes
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • No
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • some viewpoints are underrepresented.
  • Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
    • No

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]

Sources and References[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
    • No
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
    • No
  • Are the sources current?
    • No
  • Check a few links. Do they work?
    • Yes

Sources and references evaluation[edit]

Organization[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
    • Yes
  • Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
    • No
  • Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
    • No

Organization evaluation[edit]

Images and Media[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
    • Yes
  • Are images well-captioned?
    • No
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
    • Yes
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
    • No

Images and media evaluation[edit]

Checking the talk page[edit]

Guiding questions
  • What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • Some users think the article is unclear about interpretation
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • C-class. It is a part of Finance/Investment Wikiproject.
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
    • None

Talk page evaluation[edit]

Overall impressions[edit]

Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status?
    • It needs to improve the content and additional citation for verification.
  • What are the article's strengths?
    • not very well-organized and missed something deep.
  • How can the article be improved?
    • It needs to be added some deep and broad content and improved by adding citations, reliable sources and academic articles.
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
    • It is underdeveloped.

Overall evaluation[edit]

Optional activity[edit]

  • Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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