Questions
1. What are quality assessments?
2. Are quality assessments available for LSC scheduled ILR Standard Aims Files, or for Data Service Derived Variables?
3. Will the Data Service be producing quality assessments for datasets other than LSC scheduled Standard Files?
4. When do you make quality assessments available?
5. If the aggregate actual figure for a field is greater than the Information Authority data standard (i.e., tolerance) for that field, does this mean that the aggregate data is below information authority data standards?
Question 1 : What are quality assessments?
Answer : Quality assessments present the results of completeness checks on selected fields against data standards for providers published by the information authority ILR 2009/10 Appendix P) . The assessments include results for: Null entries Average completion rate for selected fields Frequency and percentage count of below data standard entries (e.g., L12=99) Frequency and percentage count of providers failing to achieve data standards for the field Back To Top
Question 2 : Are quality assessments available for LSC scheduled ILR Standard Aims Files, or for Data Service Derived Variables?
Answer : No. Quality assessments are currently available for the following 2009/10 ILR Learner Files only:
The Data Service is working with the information authority to extend the range and type of data standards for ILR datasets. Back To Top
Question 3 : Will the Data Service be producing quality assessments for datasets other than LSC scheduled Standard Files?
Answer : Currently, there are no plans to publish quality assessments for non-ILR datasets.
Back To Top Question 4 : When do you make quality assessments available?
Answer : We aim to make quality assessments available within 5 business days of LSC scheduled Standard File ILR publication.
Back To Top Question 5. If the aggregate actual figure for a field is greater than the Information Authority data standard (i.e., tolerance) for that field, does this mean that the aggregate data is below information authority data standards? Answer : No. Information Authority data standards are set at provider level. National or provider type data standards are not currently available.
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