Data category

Definition

A data category is an element of a classification of data.

Synonym

Type of data.

Relations

Data categoryis element of a classification

Classification A:

Data categoryis parent ofmaster data
Data categoryis parent oftransactional data
Data categoryis parent ofreference data
Data categoryis parent ofmetadata

Classification B:

Data categoryis parent ofregister
Data categoryis parent ofstatistical output
Data categoryis parent oftemporary data
Data categoryis parent ofhistorical data

Classification C:

Data categoryis parent ofqualitative data subdivided in nomimal data and ordinal data
Data categoryis parent ofquantitative data subdivided in discrete data or continuous data

Classification D:

Data categoryis parent oflocal data
Data categoryis parent ofenterprise data

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