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Accuracy
Definition
Accuracy of a data value is the degree of closeness of data values to real values.
Relation
| Accuracy | is a characteristic of | data value |
| Accuracy | in an instance of | data quality dimension |
Examples
Wrong name
| Name |
|---|
| Jansen |
The name should be written as Janssen with double 's'.
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 |
|---|---|
| Pack of suger | 1 |
Weight should be 1000 (gram) instead of 1 (kilogram).
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
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