Term: Project-Specific Quality

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-12-03

Definition:

Type of quality evaluation and a component in the MCHP Data Quality Framework. This component encompasses concepts of accuracy and validity, both used to determine the usability of data for project-specific analyses. As opposed to measures of database-specific quality, which are applied to the entire database, measures of project-specific quality are applied to the cohort, region, or time period that is the focus of a project.

Related concepts 

• MCHP Data Quality SAS® Macros

Related terms 

• Accuracy
• Data Quality
• Data Quality Framework
• Database-Specific Quality
• External Validity
• Internal Validity
• 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)