data_concept:historical_data

Historical data

Definition

Historica data is data that describes a situation in the past.

Notes

Historical data should not altered except to correct an error.
Purpose of historical data can be reporting or analysis.

Examples

Point in time reports.
Database snapshots.
Previous versions of a dataset.

Relations

Historical data

is child of

Reference

McGilvray, Danette (2008). Executing Data Quality Projects. Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

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