=====Comparability=====

===Definitions===
Comparability of [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] **over populations** is the degree to which [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] respresenting two or more [[data_concept:Population|populations]] have the same definition and are measured in the same way.

Comparability of [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] **over time** is the degree to which [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] over time have the same definition and are measured in the same way.

===Relations===
|Comparability|is a characteristic of |[[data_concept:data_value|data values]]|

===Examples==
  * Comparability of sales figures in different areas.\\ 
  * Comparability of sales figures over the years.

===Reference===
DAMA NL (2020). Dimensions of Data Quality (DDQ). Research paper. https://www.dama-nl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DDQ-Dimensions-of-Data-Quality-Research-Paper-version-1.2-d.d.-3-Sept-2020.pdf

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