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Data quality describes how well a set of data serves the purpose it represents. Data quality is measured by considering a series of characteristics including accuracy, validity, and consistency. The completeness and uniqueness of the data is also considered when assessing data quality.
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JUL 08, 2015Earth & The Environment
Oregon's environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Quality Commission, is heavily regulating the state's coal-f ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 01, 2015Neuroscience
While sleep disorders are common in both men and women with bipolar disorder, lack of sleep can make it even worse for w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 18, 2015Technology
Remember that creepy feeling in 2001: A Space Odyssey when HAL observes Dave beginning a disconnection sequence and asks ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 08, 2015Technology
Functional elegance in a name is not more perfectly illustrated than by the humble QWERTY keyboard. Dating to 1873, the ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 26, 2015Immunology
The first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinic ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Cancer
In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 30, 2015Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists at Ben Gurion University of the Negev are offering an entirely new method of sleep disorder study based solel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Cardiology
Older people in bad marriages, particularly women, have a higher risk of heart disease, report researchers.
T ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A March 11 article on wired.com brings our attention to a new online review service, joining the likes of Yelp, Amazon, ...Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 29, 2014Genetics & Genomics
The BLUEPRINT consortium-a high-impact European research initiative-aims to help us better understand the mechanisms of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 08, 2014Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 21, 2014Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 20, 2014Technology
At the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 50th Annual Meeting, Veeva Systems released the results of the Veeva 2014 Pa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 17, 2014Earth & The Environment
With today's concerns about climate change and the massive amount of research emphasis in the field, data collection of ...JAN 02, 2014Chemistry & Physics
The next time somebody berates you for leaving the light on, cheerfully tell of the tale of Washington State University ...
JUL 08, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Oregon's environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Quality Commission, is heavily regulating the state's coal-f
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUL 01, 2015
Neuroscience
While sleep disorders are common in both men and women with bipolar disorder, lack of sleep can make it even worse for w
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 18, 2015
Technology
Remember that creepy feeling in 2001: A Space Odyssey when HAL observes Dave beginning a disconnection sequence and asks
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 08, 2015
Technology
Functional elegance in a name is not more perfectly illustrated than by the humble QWERTY keyboard. Dating to 1873, the
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 26, 2015
Immunology
The first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinic
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 22, 2015
Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Cancer
In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 30, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists at Ben Gurion University of the Negev are offering an entirely new method of sleep disorder study based solel
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Cardiology
Older people in bad marriages, particularly women, have a higher risk of heart disease, report researchers.
T ...
T ...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
A March 11 article on wired.com brings our attention to a new online review service, joining the likes of Yelp, Amazon,
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 29, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
The BLUEPRINT consortium-a high-impact European research initiative-aims to help us better understand the mechanisms of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 17, 2014
Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 08, 2014
Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 21, 2014
Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 20, 2014
Technology
At the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 50th Annual Meeting, Veeva Systems released the results of the Veeva 2014 Pa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 17, 2014
Earth & The Environment
With today's concerns about climate change and the massive amount of research emphasis in the field, data collection of
...
JAN 02, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
The next time somebody berates you for leaving the light on, cheerfully tell of the tale of Washington State University
...