Reliability of an initial data value is the closeness of the initial data value to the subsequent data value.
| Reliability | is a characteristic of an | initial data value |
The preliminary sales figures were not reliable. They deviated too much from the final sales figures.
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