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data_quality_dimension:plausibility
Plausibility
Definition
Plausibility of data values is the degree to which data values match knowledge of the real.
Relations
| Plausibility | is a characteristic of | data values |
| Plausibility | is an instance of a | data quality dimension |
Note
You can determine plausibility by comparing data with what you read in the newspaper or what you observed yourself. It's an expert guess. It may warrant further investigation into the accuracy of the data.
Example
These declining traffic numbers are not plausible because I noticed that that there was more traffic jam than before.
Reference
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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