Term: Database-Specific Quality

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-12-03

Definition:

A type of quality evaluation and a component in the MCHP Data Quality Framework. This component encompasses concepts of accuracy, internal validity, external validity, timeliness, and interpretability, all used to assess the general usability of a database. Database-specific quality is distinct from project-specific quality, the other type of quality evaluation in the MCHP Data Quality Framework, which focuses on concepts relevant to the quality of a database to address research questions associated with a project or study.

Related concepts 

• MCHP Data Quality SAS® Macros

Related terms 

• Accuracy
• Data Quality
• Data Quality Framework
• External Validity
• Internal Validity
• Interpretability
• Project-Specific Quality
• Timeliness
• Validity - Data Quality

References 

• Lix L, Smith M, Azimaee M, Dahl M, Nicol P, Burchill C, Burland E, Goh C, Schultz J, Bailly A. A Systematic Investigation of Manitoba's Provincial Laboratory Data. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)