Metric / Metrics

Metric : (1) See Measure. (2) A fact type in data warehousing, generally numeric (such as sales, budget, and inventory) that is analysed in different ways or dimensions in decision support analysis.

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 02-Feb-2009 10:35

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Metric - Something that is measured and reported to help manage a Process, IT Service or Activity. (ITIL definition)

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 16 December 2009 11:20:07, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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Metric - Another term used for Dimension.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: SDG Computing Inc., 09 May 2010 10:18:06, SDG Computing, now offline

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Metrics - A set of traditional and non-traditional business measurements such as rating customer satisfaction and order throughput time. A critical aspect of a CRM strategy and solution is the definition, tracking and reporting of a company's metrics.

[Category=Data Cleansing ]

Source: X4DB, 22 May 2010 10:57:58, http://www.x4db.com/glossary.html

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Metrics - A framework to establish and collect measurements of success/failure on a regulated, timed basis that can be audited and verified.

[Category=Information Management ]

Source: Information-Management.com, 28 June 2010 08:05:34, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/m.html

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Metrics - A standard for measurement.

[Category=Quality ]

Source: American Society for Quality, 04 October 2010 07:47:47, http://www.asq.org/glossary/

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Metrics - A measured value. For example, total sales is a metric.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Aexis Business Intelligence, 20 December 2010 10:03:46, http://www.aexis.eu/DataWarehouse-Glossary/

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Metrics - Things to measure to understand quality levels. Metric means measurement. Hence the word metric is often used in an organization to understand the metrics of the matrix (The trade off).

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: iSixSigma, 03 February 2011 09:10:53, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary

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Metrics - Measures of performance that monitor progress and assess trends within an organisation. A metric is the comparison of two or more measures.

[Category=Business Intelligence ]

Source: ElegantJ BI Business Intelligence, 01 November 2012 09:05:05, http://www.elegantjbi.com/resources/glossary_a.htm