Not at all! Advanced researchers analyze evidence this way but this is also a great way for beginners/intermediates to also learn to evaluate evidence. If you do a Google search for Genealogical Proof Standard you can read more about it. Here are the steps http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html Analyzing the data is step 3.
Michele Technical Support [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 6:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Analyse Source Quality Ok, so would you say that this feature would be more helpful for those who are just starting out and/or are not certain of their skills or the source, rather than those who have been doing this for a while now and are confident of their own judgments? Kathy > On 25 Dec 2013, at 12:47 am, "Michele/Support" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Kathy, > This feature mirrors Elizabeth Shown Mills Evidence Analysis Process Map > https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-17-evidence-analysis-process-map > > It is a way to assess weight to each piece of evidence which helps you > determine how credible it is. This concept was further explained by Tom > Jones in his book Mastering Genealogical Proof. > > For professional genealogists and those seeking BCG certification, knowing > how to evaluate the evidence is crucial. Many of those people use Legacy. > > This is a totally optional feature. > > > Michele > Technical Support > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > From: Kathy Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Analyse Source Quality > > I read that Ron - but it doesn't answer my question of what use is it if we > don't get any feedback from our answers. > And does it show up in any source printouts on reports? if it is supposed to > please tell me how to get it to as it's not doing that for me. > > On 24 December 2013 22:24, Ron Bernier <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Kathy Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the point of this feature? > I understand it has to do with evidence and proof - but why has it been > included in Legacy and where do we see the results of answering the > individual questions? > Yes, I also understand it is optional, but if the results of selecting the > answers don't show up anywhere - what's the point of having it? > Or am I missing something about it? > > > As you indicated - use is optional. It assists you in determining your level > of confidence in the source information you are utilizing. From Legacy help: > > "The Source Quality screen is reached by clicking the Analyze Source Quality > button on the Detail Information tab of the Source Citation Detail screen. > > The basic principle is explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills in her Evidence > Explained book: > > SOURCES provide INFORMATION from which we select EVIDENCE for ANALYSIS. A > sound CONCLUSION may then be considered "PROOF." > > SOURCE > Select whether this source is an Original or a Derivative of the original. > Or choose I don't know if you are not sure. > > INFORMATION > Select Primary if the information in the source was provided by someone with > firsthand knowledge, or Secondary if the information is secondhand. Or > again, I don't know if you are not sure. > > EVIDENCE > If the source answers the question you are trying to resolve all by itself, > select Direct. If the source helps to answer the research question but > doesn't do it directly, select Indirect. Or, if you can infer an answer to > the research question by the lack of information in the source, select > Negative. Or, if you are not sure, select I don't know." > > > Ron Bernier > Woonsocket, RI > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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