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data_quality_dimension:accuracy [2023/03/24 17:56]
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 ===Definition=== ===Definition===
-Accuracy of a data value is the degree of closeness of [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] to [[data_concept:real_value|real values]].+Accuracy of a data value is the degree of closeness of [[data_concept:data_value|data values]] to [[data_concept:real_value|real values]]. 
  
 ===Relation=== ===Relation===
-Accuracy is a [[general_term:characteristic|characteristic]] of [[data_concept:data_value|data values]].+|Accuracy|is a [[general_term:characteristic|characteristic]] of a |[[data_concept:data_value|data value]]
 +|Accuracy|is an instance of a|[[data_quality_general/data_quality_dimension|data quality dimension]]| 
 + 
 +===Note=== 
 +Accuracy can be determined, by comparing data in your database with a real-world measurement. For example, you could call a customer and ask if his email address is still john@mail.com. If you draw a sample from your database, you can make statements about the accuracy of all the data in the database.
  
 ===Examples=== ===Examples===
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 The name should be written as Janssen with double 's'. The name should be written as Janssen with double 's'.
  
-==Wrong unit==+==Old adress== 
 +^ Employee name    ^ Place of living^ 
 +|John Steward   |Washington| 
 +John has moved meanwhile to New York. 
 + 
 +==Wrong unit of measure==
 ^ Product name    ^ Weight in gram^ ^ Product name    ^ Weight in gram^
 | Pack of suger  |1| | Pack of suger  |1|
-The weight should be 1000 (gram) in stead of 1 (kilogram).+Weight should be 1000 (gram) instead of 1 (kilogram).
  
 ===Reference(s)=== ===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 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
  
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