unreliable
adjective
un·re·li·able
ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl 
: not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
an unreliable friend
an unreliable source of funding
an unreliable car
unreliability
noun
the unreliability of the data
a person with a reputation for unreliability
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Researchers have found the National Change of Address dataset to be unreliable in establishing a person’s residence, as there are many reasons a person could be listed as living outside of Georgia but could still legally vote there.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 May 2024
But lately, employment data has gotten unreliable due to a shrinking pool of respondents, which ultimately forced ONS to abandon the century-old method in favor of these new techniques instead.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 May 2024
But lately, employment data has gotten unreliable due to a shrinking pool of respondents, which ultimately forced ONS to abandon the century-old method in favor of these new techniques instead.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
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“Unreliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreliable. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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