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

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quality scorecard

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti ˈskɔːr.kɑːrd/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A page that averages six things no one acts on into one number no one questions.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A summary view that aggregates quality measures across dimensions and datasets into scores intended to guide attention and investment.

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See also
  • data quality dimensionOne of six words a vendor promises to measure and a scorecard promises to average into a single reassuring number.
  • green dashboardGreen because nobody had agreed what red would have required someone to do.
  • quality sloThe target you report against when you would rather not name the agreement you report to.