Bad Data Handbook

Mapping the World of Data Problems



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AuthorQ. Ethan McCallum
PublisherO'Reilly Media
Published2012
Pages264
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101449321887
ISBN-139781449321888
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What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they've recovered from nasty data problems.

From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to bad data. Bottom line? Bad data is data that gets in the way. This book explains effective ways to get around it.


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