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  2. They found that in general, Wikipedia articles were more biased—with 73 percent of them containing code words, compared to just 34 percent in Britannica. In almost all cases, Wikipedia was...

  3. Apr 16, 2024 · Encyclopedia Britannica vs. Wikipedia. Almost every student, faculty member, and librarian knows from experience how valuable Wikipedia can actually be when looking for quick background information about almost any topic.

    • David C. Murray
    • 2015
  4. Opinions on accuracy were almost equal between the two encyclopedias (6 favoring Britannica, 7 favoring Wikipedia, 5 stating they were equal), and eleven of the eighteen (61%) found Wikipedia somewhat or substantially more complete, compared to seven of the eighteen (39%) for Britannica.

  5. Dec 16, 2005 · The journal Nature says the open-access encyclopedia is about as accurate as the old standby. Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard ...

  6. Touting itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", it's no wonder that Wikipedia has garnered so much bad press lately. After all, it is hard to imagine that millions of anonymous users could accurately maintain a factual and unbiased living encyclopedia. Wikipedia is a non-profit site that is policed by hundreds of volunteers, yet ...

  7. Jan 14, 2021 · According to research conducted over the years — including a scientific study published by the journal Nature in 2005 and a report commissioned by the site's Wikimedia Foundation in 2012 —...

  8. Jan 19, 2015 · They found that in general, Wikipedia articles were more biased—with 73 percent of them containing code words, compared to just 34 percent in Britannica. “We can only say [that] Wikipedia is more left. We can't say which is reflecting true reality”. In almost all cases, Wikipedia was more left-leaning than Britannica.

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