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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 | data category |
Reference
McGilvray, Danette (2008). Executing Data Quality Projects. Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
data_concept/historical_data.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/28 11:56 by peter