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Other major issues involve the accepted methods by which fidelity is measured. There are two major methods described in the literature for fidelity measurement. The first is through mathematical measurement that calculates the number of identical elements shared between the real world and the simulation; the greater the number of shared identical elements, the higher the simulation fidelity. A second method to measure fidelity is through a trainees' performance matrix.

References:

Liu, D$.,$ Blickensderfer, E$.$ L$.,$ Macchiarella, N$.$ D$.,$ & Vincenzi, D$.$ A$.(2009).$ Simulation fidelity. In D$.$ A$.$ Vincenzi, J$.$ A$.$ Wise, M$.$ Mouloua & P$.$ A$.$ Hancock $($Eds$.),$ Humanfactors in simulation and training $($pp$.61-73).$ Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

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Liu et al$.(2009)$ identified two major methods for measuring fidelity. The first is a mathematical $($objective$)$ method that requires counting "the number of identical elements shared between the real world and the simulation; the greater the number of shared identical elements, the higher the simulation fidelity" $($p$.62).$ The second method involves a performance matrix that compares a human's performance in the simulation with that person's real$-$world performance, producing an indirect measure of fidelity.

References:

Liu, D$.,$ Blickensderfer, E$.$ L$.,$ Macchiarella, N$.$ D$.,$ & Vincenzi, D$.$ A$.(2009).$ Simulation fidelity. In D$.$ A$.$ Vincenzi, J$.$ A$.$ Wise, M$.$ Mouloua & P$.$ A$.$ Hancock $($Eds$.),$ Humanfactors in simulation and training $($pp$.61-73).$ Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.