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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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quality threshold

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A number set just below the current measurement, so the check passes on the day it ships.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The boundary value at which a quality measure is deemed acceptable or unacceptable, separating a passing dataset from a failing one.

Evidence

See also

data quality ruleA test that fires, raises a ticket, and waits to learn whether anyone meant it.
error budgetA budget you only discover you had when someone explains it was already spent.
quality slaA promise about data with a number, a period, and no clause describing what happens when it breaks.