User:Rebecca.Clark126/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Population viability analysis

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Population Viability seems to be important to our course. I want to evaluate it because I felt like I could learn something from it. At first glance the article seemed very easy to read but I realized that it was because there was so few references that I wasn't having to sift through numbers at the end of every sentence. It was also easy to understand what was in the article based off of the headings and the lead sentence.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * The first sentence of this article does a good job of explaining the general concept of what a population viability analysis(PVA) is, but the following sentences seem to be speculation and does not have a source. It also uses wording that makes the information seem like it was heard from another person without any reference to back it up.
 * There are minimal citations found in this article in general and most of the sources that are referenced are unavailable to the general public. Three of the headings have banners saying that there are no sources cited. The articles either need to be accessed through an institution, or there's a paywall. There are also some citations that are cited incorrectly. This article needs more sources to back up the info stated


 * The examples section not only included an example, but also more information about the uses of a PVA which would be helpful to put in a separate in a different section.
 * There is no actual information on how to conduct a PVA. There's info about what it can be used for but no actual information about the steps to conduct one. I would suggest putting in a section to describe what materials are needed, and what steps to take.


 * The article does a good job of showcasing the downfalls of using a PVA which, if it had sources, would show that the article is unbiased.


 * While the headings are well defined and easy to understand, the actual content doesn't line up with the heading. The Example and Controversy sections only briefly go over an example or controvesy, respectfully, and the rest of the sections are not relevant.
 * The info about the downfalls of the PVA need its own section to showcase why it may not be useful under certain circumstance.

At first glance the article seems well laid out and coherent, but the actual content is disorganized and most of it isn't backed up by any articles.