Enhancing data quality in data warehouse environments

Communications of the ACMPublished 1 January 1999

Donald P. Ballou, Giri Kumar Tayi

DOI10.1145/291469.291471

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A conceptual framework for enhancing data quality in data warehouse environments is offered and the factors that should be considered, such as the current level of data quality, the levels of quality needed by the relevant decision processes, and the potential benefits of projects designed to enhance data quality are explored.

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