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R0023/2026-03-25/Q002 — Self-Audit

ROBIS 4-Domain Audit

Domain 1: Eligibility Criteria

Rating: Pass

Criterion Assessment
Evidence criteria defined before searching Yes — searched for verifiable credentials and authorship attribution
Criteria applied consistently Yes — same credential verification standard for all authors

Notes: Criteria focused on verifiable professional backgrounds, not titles or self-descriptions.

Domain 2: Search Comprehensiveness

Rating: Some concerns

Criterion Assessment
Multiple search strategies used Yes — 2 search rounds
Searches designed to test each hypothesis Partially — searched for both researcher and non-researcher authored guides
All results dispositioned Yes — 20 results, all dispositioned
Source diversity achieved Moderate — independent guides and vendor guides, but limited coverage of content creator tier

Notes: The content creator tier was observed but not systematically investigated. A more comprehensive search of Medium, LinkedIn, and YouTube prompt engineering content would strengthen the evidence base.

Domain 3: Evaluation Consistency

Rating: Pass

Criterion Assessment
All sources scored using same framework Yes
Evidence typed consistently Yes
ACH matrix applied Yes
Diagnosticity analysis performed Yes

Domain 4: Synthesis Fairness

Rating: Pass

Criterion Assessment
All hypotheses given fair hearing Yes — acknowledged partial truth in both H1 and H2
Contradictory evidence surfaced Yes — reported that top guides ARE researcher-authored
Confidence calibrated to evidence Yes — Medium confidence reflects the gaps in content creator tier data
Gaps acknowledged Yes

Overall Assessment

Overall risk of bias: Low risk

Researcher Bias Check

  • Framing bias: The query implies non-researcher authorship is a problem. The research attempted to assess credentials objectively.
  • Availability bias: The most visible guides dominate the analysis. The "long tail" of less visible but widely shared content was not systematically captured.