Accuracy
Definition¶
Being exact or correct.
Definition source: Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.). accuracy.
Stakes¶
part of: opacity
It is important to be as accurate as you can be - describing precisely your process or avoiding factual mistakes in descriptions or annotations for example. Inaccurate information left in your data, will be transposed onto subsequent research using your data.
Where does it occur in the lifecycle?¶
2 - Collection
3 - Process
Questions to consider throughout your work¶
- Is your metadata correct?
- Is the metadata of your source (data) correct?
- How accurate are your annotations?
Examples¶
- The NIOD Behind the Star project found captions of images in the Beeldbank WO2 were incorrect: they ascribed the wrong date to events and/or wrong locations to where the pictured were made. The captions and metadata have since been updated.
Good-better-best practices¶
| Good | Better | Best |
|---|---|---|
| Double-check whether you haven’t made any factual and/or spelling errors in your data, categories or documentation. | Ensure the metadata of your sources does not include incorrect information. If this is the case, make note of this in your documentation. | Correct factually incorrect metadata of your sources. Make note of this change in your documentation, as well as keeping the old metadata stored somewhere. |
Resources¶
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