WHAT IS DATA QUALITY?
The word quality means different things in different contexts. When talking about the quality of a dish served as part of a meal in a restaurant I could be talking about the very essence of that dish – the ingredients that the chef uses to create it. On the other hand I could be talking about its character once it has been prepared – its texture, its aroma, how spicy it is, etc. But in discussing the quality of a particular dish on a plate about to be served the chef is expressing an opinion as to how well that dish comes up to expectations – the extent to which it is fit for eating, the purpose for which it was created, or if it meets the restaurant’s standards.
It is in this last sense – its ‘fitness for use’ or its ‘goodness’ ...
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