=====Reliability=====

===Definition===
Reliability of an initial data value is the closeness of the [[data_concept:initial 
data value|initial data value]] to the subsequent [[data_concept:data value|data value]].

===Relations===
|Reliability| is a [[general_term:characteristic|characteristic]] of an |[[data_concept:initial_data_value|initial data value]]|


===Examples(s)===
The preliminary sales figures were not reliable. They deviated too much from the final sales figures.

===Reference(s)===
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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