DQ Element
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mdq:DQ_Element
Elements | Domain | Definition and Recommended Practice | Examples | ||
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1 | mdq:standaloneQualityReportDetails | 0..1 | gco:CharacterString | Clause in the standaloneQualityReport where this data quality element or any related data quality element (original results in case of derivation or aggregation) is described | |
2 | mdq:measure | 0..1 | mdq:DQ_MeasureReference | Description of the data quality measure applied to assure quality. | |
3 | mdq:evaluationMethod | 0..1 | mdq:DQ_EvaluationMethod | Description of the evaluation method. | |
4 | mdq:result | 1..* | mdq:DQ_Result | Data quality report. | |
5 | mdq:derivedElement | 0..* | mdq:DQ_Element | Only applicable if DQ_Element is of type DQ_Metaquality |
DQ_Element Types
DQ_Element is an abstract object it will be replaced in the XML representation by one of the choices shown in the Figure and defined below
Data Quality Element | Data Quality Sub-Element / Definition | |
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DQ_Completeness | presence and absence of features, their attributes and their relationships | |
DQ_CompletenessComission | excess data present in the dataset, as described by the scope | |
DQ_CompletenessOmission | data absent from the dataset, as described by the scope | |
DQ_LogicalConsistency | degree of adherence to logical rules of data structure, attribution and relationships (data structure can be conceptual, logical or physical) | |
DQ_ConceptualConsistency | adherence to rules of the conceptual schema | |
DQ_DomainConsistency | adherence of values to the value domains | |
DQ_FormatConsistency | degree to which data is stored in accordance with the physical structure of the dataset, as described by the scope | |
DQ_TopologicalConsistency | correctness of the explicitly encoded topological characteristics of the dataset as described by the scope | |
DQ_PositionalAccuracy | accuracy of the position of features | |
DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy | closeness of reported coordinate values to Use obligation from Use maximum values accepted as or being true referencing object occurrence from referencing object | |
DQ_RelativeInternalPositionalAccuracy | closeness of the relative positions of features in the scope to their respective relative positions accepted as or being true | |
DQ_GriddedDataPositionalAccuracy | closeness of gridded data position values accepted as or being true | |
DQ_TemporalQuality | accuracy of the temporal attributes and temporal relationships of features | |
DQ_AccuracyOfATimeMeasurement | correctness of the temporal references of an item (reporting of error in time measurement) | |
DQ_TemporalConsistency | correctness of ordered events or sequences, if reported | |
DQ_TemporalValidity | validity of data specified by the scope with respect to time | |
DQ_ThematicAccuracy | accuracy of quantitative attributes and the correctness of non-quantitative attributes and of the classifications of features and their relationships | |
DQ_ThematicClassificationCorrectness | comparison of the classes assigned to features or their attributes to a universe of discourse | |
DQ_NonQuantitativeAttributeAccuracy | correctness of non-quantitative attributes | |
DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy | accuracy of quantitative attributes | |
DQ_UsabilityElement | degree of adherence of a dataset to a specific set of requirements | |
DQ_Metaquality | information about the reliability of data quality results | |
DQ_Confidence | trustworthiness of a data quality result | |
DQ_Homogeneity | expected or tested uniformity of the results obtained for a data quality evaluation | |
DQ_Representativity | degree to which the sample used has produced a result which is representative of the data within the data quality scope |