Q002 — Self-Audit¶


Research	R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run	2026-03-29
Query	Q002

ROBIS 4-Domain Audit¶

Domain 1: Eligibility Criteria¶

Rating: Pass

Criterion	Assessment
Evidence types defined before searching	Yes — sought Netcraft survey data and analyst assessments
Criteria consistent throughout	Yes

Notes: Criteria were well-defined and consistently applied.

Domain 2: Search Comprehensiveness¶

Rating: Some concerns

Criterion	Assessment
Multiple search strategies used	Yes — two searches targeting 2001 data and 2003 trajectory
Searches designed to test each hypothesis	Partially — did not specifically search for enterprise-only deployment data
All results dispositioned	Yes
Source diversity achieved	Partial — all ultimately trace to Netcraft surveys

Notes: The main gap is that analyst assessments of Apache for enterprise use were not found. Gartner's specific views on Apache in 2001 were not accessible.

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 — the physical server data was given equal weight to hostname data
Contradictory evidence surfaced	Yes — the measurement methodology distinction was highlighted prominently
Confidence calibrated to evidence	Yes
Gaps acknowledged	Yes

Overall Assessment¶

Overall risk of bias: Low risk

The main limitation is that web server market data from this period is dominated by a single source (Netcraft). This is inherent to the domain and does not represent a search failure.

Researcher Bias Check¶

Framing bias: The query assumes Apache "became" dominant, but Apache was already dominant by hostname count since ~1996. This embedded assumption was surfaced during analysis.