data-accuracy

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Data-accuracy' is a measure of how close the data you have is to the actual or true values. It's like when you take a photo of a landscape. If your photo captures everything exactly as you see it, it has high data accuracy. But if some parts are fuzzy or incorrect, then the data accuracy of the photo is low.

Examples in Different Contexts

In research, 'data accuracy' refers to the closeness of data to the true values. A research analyst might say, 'Ensuring data accuracy is critical in our studies to make valid conclusions and avoid misleading results.'

Practice Scenarios

Academics

Scenario:

Our analysis shows a deeper cause for the current conditions than previously presumed. I want to cross-verify these findings.

Response:

That sounds prudent. We should certainly re-check the data-accuracy of our findings before making any firm conclusions.

Tech

Scenario:

The anomalies we are experiencing in system outputs could be linked to data-entry errors.

Response:

True, I will look into the data-accuracy of our input sources to verify if these are attributable to data-entry errors.