DATA QUALITY

Most organizations/ projects are faced with the data quality dilemma. Analysis of project data may leave the relevant personnel with reservations regarding the authenticity of the data, the enumerators or even the project impacts. M&E and other management staff may even contemplate the possibility of re-doing the process for the purposes of validation. Here, we take a look at what data quality is, data quality dimensions, causes of poor data and; eventually, ways of improving data quality.