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What is Data quality dimensions?

In short

Data quality is commonly measured on dimensions such as accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, validity and uniqueness.

Key takeaways

  • Validity means values follow the defined rules, such as a date in the right format.
  • Uniqueness means no duplicate records.
  • Poor data quality undermines both reporting and analytics.

Where it's tested

ISC: Data Management & Governance — study notes, a five-minute revision sheet and practice questions.

Practise: 3 questions

Question 1 of 3 · 0 answered

Which dimension of data quality is violated when the same customer appears three times in a master file under slightly different names?

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