Data Quality Evaluation: Methodology and Key Factors

Abstract

Data Quality Evaluation is becoming an institutionalized stage in data quality lifecycle. More and more practice is promoted by data management and user organization in specific fields especially in better informationalized application circumstance.

In order to improve the ability of data quality evaluation, the paper presents the key factors for data quality assessment and measurement. On the base of analyzing the main methodologies and standards on data quality management, the key factors includes objectives, general principles, characteristics, measurement function etc.