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Methodologies for Information Quality Assessment and Improvement

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Data and Information Quality

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Measuring and improving information quality in a single organization or in a set of cooperating organizations is a complex task. In previous chapters, we discussed relevant activities for improving information quality (Chap. 7) and corresponding techniques (Chaps. 7–10). Several methodologies have been developed in the last few years that provide a rationale for the optimal choice of such activities and techniques . In this chapter, we discuss methodologies proposed in the research and professional literature for information quality assessment and improvement from multiple perspectives.

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Batini, C., Scannapieco, M. (2016). Methodologies for Information Quality Assessment and Improvement. In: Data and Information Quality. Data-Centric Systems and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24106-7_12

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