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Data category
Definition
A data category is a classification of data according to the purpose for which is it used.
Relations
Data category A:
| Data category | is supertype of | master data |
| Data category | is supertype of | transactional data |
| Data category | is supertype of | reference data |
| Data category | is supertype of | metadata |
| Data category | is supertype of | register |
| Data category | is supertype of | statistical output |
Data category B:
| Data category | is supertype of | qualitative data: nomimal data and ordinal data |
| Data category | is supertype of | quanitative data:discrete data or continuous data |
- Qualitative data
- Nominal data
- Ordinal data
- Quantitative data
- Dicrete data
- 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
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