Metrics for Measuring Data Quality - Foundations for an Economic Oriented Management of Data Quality

Heinrich, Bernd and Kaiser, Marcus and Klier, Mathias (2007) Metrics for Measuring Data Quality - Foundations for an Economic Oriented Management of Data Quality. In: 2nd International Conference on Software and Data Technologies (ICSOFT), 2007, INSTICC/Polytechnic Institut of Setúbal Barcelona, Spanien.

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Abstract

The article develops metrics for an economic oriented management of data quality. Two data quality dimensions are focussed: consistency and timeliness. For deriving adequate metrics several requirements are stated (e. g. normalisation, cardinality, adaptivity, interpretability). Then the authors discuss existing approaches for measuring data quality and illustrate their weaknesses. Based upon these considerations, new metrics are developed for the data quality dimensions consistency and timeliness. These metrics are applied in practice and the results are illustrated in the case of a major German mobile services provider.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Institutions: Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik II (Prof. Dr. Bernd Heinrich)
Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Professur für Wirtschaftsinformatik - Qualitätsmanagement und Qualitätssicherung (Prof. Dr. Mathias Klier)
Keywords:Data Quality, Data Quality Management, Data Quality Metrics
Subjects:300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
Status:Published
Refereed:Unknown
Created at the University of Regensburg:Unknown
Owner:Pub Heinrich
Deposited On:28 Mar 2012 17:05
Last Modified:28 Sep 2012 12:35
Item ID:23634
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