Redundancy

Definition

Redundancy of dataset is the degree to which to which logically identical data are stored more than once.

Relations

Redundancy is a characteristic of data

Examples(s)

The article data were maintained in multiple data files. They were redundantly stored. This caused problems with the consistency. There was no single source of truth.

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