This direct trust value gives higher importance for analyzing the trustworthiness of any node, which degrades fake recommendations.
The model calculates trustworthiness of each entity, analyze the behavior pattern of entity and provide service access decision in compliance with security policies.
More specifically, it would help to thoroughly specify and analyze the underlying assumptions and security specific properties, and it would improve the trustworthiness of the final systems.
To ensure qualitative rigour and trustworthiness of the data, two researchers analyzed the data separately.
The trustworthiness of this study was strengthened by the fact that three of the authors (AK, AW, VB) independently analyzed the text, then compared their analyses and agreed a common interpretation [ 27, 31].
Analyzing the answers provided by our respondents, we identified leadership behaviors that generate perceptions of competence and incompetence, trustworthiness and untrustworthiness — factors that either underpin or undermine leader credibility.
To strengthen the trustworthiness of the findings and reduce researcher bias, an independent focus group moderator was used, debriefing sessions took place between the moderator and researchers, and two researchers independently coded and analyzed the data.
This can be achieved by adhering to Squire's 14 methodological recommendations to maximize the trustworthiness of data obtained, analyzed, and reported with the assistance of an interpreter or translator [ 42].
By this mechanism, a receiving vehicle is able to evaluate the trustworthiness of the sender vehicle by analyzing both the received event messages and the beacon messages from a vehicle.
This strengthened the trustworthiness of the study.
Further, our effort in maintaining the trustworthiness of the study through prolonged engagement, peer-debriefing, and triangulation during data analysis improved the trustworthiness of the study.
