reliable
We aim to further improve the reliability of the electric power grid.
Some experts have questioned the reliability of the test.
There are issues with punctuality and reliability of bus services across the region.

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reliability | Business English

reliability
noun[ U ]
uk /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/us
how well a machine, piece of equipment, or system works:
Consumers complained about a variety of problems, including call charges and poor network reliability.
reliability of sthWhile design is important, the reliability of the company's products is far more valuable to most users.
German vehicle manufacturers have built up a reputation for reliability.
system/engine reliability
accuracy/quality/safety and reliabilityConsumers who avoided particular brands cited concerns about quality and reliability.
improve/increase reliabilityManufacturers are looking at ways of improving the car's reliability.
how accurate or able to be trusted someone or something is considered to be:
Competence and reliability are prerequisites for any job.
Public confidence in the reliability of a company's financial statements depends on investors perceiving the company's auditors as being independent from the company.
reliability of information/dataWe have made significant improvements in the reliability of the information held on our database.

Examples of reliability

reliability
Reliability between reviewers (regarding the decision to include or exclude an article) was calculated using kappa statistics.
Two hundred and ninety-seven people took part in the validity and reliability tests of the questionnaire.
Interviewers and observers were thoroughly trained prior to collecting data, and ongoing recalibration meetings were held to promote measurement fidelity and reliability.
Point-to-point intra-rater and inter-rater reliability (by a person trained in phonetics) checks on initial consonants were conducted on 10 % of the data.
In order to enhance the reliability of the classification of self-corrections, retrospective verbal reports were also collected.
As mentioned above, interrater reliability was checked during 20 home visits with two observers.
A total of 54 utterances were analysed for temporal reliability.
Reliability of experimenters' judgment was assessed by the agreement of the other experimenters of the group present during the session (one or two additional persons).
The reliability of their assessments was established prior to their participation in the study.
However, because it was retrospective, some cases have been missed, and the reliability of diagnoses made by primary-care physicians may have been low.
One of the most popular abstract models in network reliability problems is the following.
Relatively high test - retest and interform reliabilities were reported, and the intercorrelation between scores on the individual tests was high.
Indeed, the reliability of a system relies on the accuracy of the estimates.
Until these discrepancies are resolved, it is difficult to evaluate the reliability of the findings using this perceptual learning paradigm.
Inter-rater reliability was 90.5% and disagreements were resolved by discussion.
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Collocations withreliability

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high reliability
However, various items in this study showed highreliability.
improved reliability
With improved reliability, these correlations will simply reveal which sorts of biases go together and which predict the intelligence of the decision maker.
increased reliability
Also, the use of four time points increasedreliability by using more data from each participant.
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