| "Correct" Data Philosophy [message #69024] |
Thu, 17 December 2009 08:43  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Folks,
Every couple of weeks I get an e-mail from someone whose
data is "missing" and they want to replace it with the
"correct" value. These e-mails bug me because if the
data is "missing" how the hell would I know what the
"correct" value is suppose to be?
But, generally speaking, they want some method to
guess at the "correct" values by looking around the
neighborhood, shuffling their feet, etc. I guess we
have all been tempted to fudge data, if only for
aesthetic reasons, so maybe it is a legitimate request.
What would you tell them to do?
If I get some good suggestions I'll write an article
so I can get rid of these requests in the future. :-)
Cheers,
David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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