Connect with LearnSmart Access Card for Business Driven Technology
Connect with LearnSmart Access Card for Business Driven Technology
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ISBN: 9781259852183
Author: Paige Baltzan, Amy Phillips
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 2OC
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Dirty data:

  • This type of data is inaccurate, incomplete or inconsistent data, in a computer system or database.
  • Dirty data can contain mistakes like incorrect data associated with a field, spelling or punctuation errors, incomplete or out-dated data, or even data, or even data that has been duplicated in the database.
  • Dirty data is also known as rogue data and it can be cleaned through a process known as data cleansing (scrubbing).

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