On 1/24/2011 9:22 AM, MacPherson, Deborah wrote:
> ...Accuracy is only one characteristic of quality, just as validity
> or conformance to business rules is one characteristic of quality... (01)
Not just accuracy, but as the quotation continues (02)
> Fitness for purpose is the characteristic of usefulness of data
> for a specific requirement... (03)
In a quotation attributed to Lord Kelvin (probably inaccurately), (04)
Better a rough answer to the right question
than an exact answer to the wrong question. (05)
Sometimes accuracy can be counterproductive. Would a meatball
honed to the precision of a ball bearing be any tastier? (06)
John (07)
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