| Validity | Level | Test |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Ontology | Is the ontology sensible to an expert/novice/lay reader? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions sensible to an expert/novice/lay reader? Are the dimensions parsimonious? | |
| Element | Are the elements sensible to an expert/novice/lay reader? Are the elements parsimonious? | |
| Content/Morphological | Ontology | Does the ontology encapsulate the core logic of the problem statement? Does the ontology denote the core narratives of the domain? |
| Dimension | Do the dimensions denote the core logic of the ontology? Do the dimensions denote the core taxonomies of the problem? | |
| Element | Do the dimensions denote the core logic of the dimensions? Do the dimensions denote the terminology of the problem? | |
| Syntactic | Ontology | Are the dimensions of the ontology logically/grammatically ordered? |
| Dimension | Are the elements of the dimensions logically ordered? | |
| Element | Are the elements of the same logical type and granularity? | |
| Semantic | Ontology | Is the ontology semantically meaningful? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions semantically meaningful? Do the dimensions connote the key axes of the problem? | |
| Element | Are the elements semantically meaningful? Do the elements connote the key constructs of the problem? | |
| Pragmatic | Ontology | Are the pathways in the ontology instantiable? Is the granularity of the pathways appropriate? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions of the ontology instantiable? Is the granularity of the dimensions appropriate? | |
| Element | Are the elements of the ontology instantiable? Is the granularity of the elements appropriate? | |
| Convergent | Ontology | Is the ontology consonant with those of similar problems? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions consonant with those of similar problems? | |
| Element | Are the elements consonant with those of similar problems? | |
| Discriminant | Ontology | Does the ontology define the boundary of the problem? |
| Dimension | Do the dimensions separate the exogenous and endogenous dimensions of the problem? | |
| Element | Do the elements separate the exogenous and endogenous elements of the problem? | |
| Internal | Ontology | Is the ontology internally logically consistent? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions internally logically consistent? | |
| Element | Are the elements of the dimensions internally logically consistent? | |
| External | Ontology | Is the ontology externally logically consistent – generalizable to similar problems in other contexts? |
| Dimension | Are the dimensions externally logically consistent – generalizable to similar problems in other contexts? | |
| Element | Are the elements of the dimensions externally logically consistent – generalizable to similar problems in other contexts? | |
| Construct/Systemic | Ontology | Does the ontology encapsulate the problem systemically? |
| Dimension | Do the dimensions denote the systemically? | |
| Element | Do the elements denote the dimensions of the systemically? | |
| Theoretical | Ontology | Does the ontology have descriptive power? Does the ontology have explanatory power? Does the ontology have predictive power? Does the ontology have control/directive power? |
| Dimension | Do the dimensions have descriptive power? Do the dimensions have explanatory power? Do the dimensions have predictive power? Do the dimensions have control/directive power? | |
| Element | Do the elements have descriptive power? Do the elements have explanatory power? Do the elements have predictive power? Do the elements have control/directive power? |
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