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

Data category A:

Data categoryis parent ofmaster data
Data categoryis parent oftransactional data
Data categoryis parent ofreference data
Data categoryis parent ofmetadata
Data categoryis parent ofregister
Data categoryis parent ofstatistical output

Data category B:

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

Reference(s)

DAMA NL (2020). Data concepts for Data Quality Dimensions (DSC). Research paper. https://www.dama-nl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DCS-Data-Concept-System-DDQ-Research-Paper-version-1.2-d.d.-3-Sept-2020.pdf