Information Quality Measure(s)

Information quality measure(s) - A specific quality measure or test (set of measures or tests) to assess information quality. For example, Product Id will be tested for uniqueness, Customer records will be tested for duplicate occurrences, Customer address will be tested to assure it is the correct address, Product Unit of Measure will be tested to be a valid Unit of Measure domain code, and Order Total Price Amount will be tested to assure it has been calculated correctly. Quality measures will be assessed using business rule tests in automated quality analysis software, coded routines in internally developed quality assessment programs, or in physical quality assessment procedures. Some call information quality measures filters or metrics.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 30-Jan-2009 10:09