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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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data quality dimension

/ˈdeɪ.tə ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti dɪˈmen.ʃən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] One of six words a vendor promises to measure and a scorecard promises to average into a single reassuring number.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A named axis along which quality is assessed — accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, validity, or uniqueness — each with its own rules and measures.

Evidence
See also
  • accuracyAgreement with the source system, which everyone has quietly agreed to call reality.
  • data qualityA program everyone funds, no one owns, and the dashboard reports as green.
  • quality scorecardA page that averages six things no one acts on into one number no one questions.