What is data quality?
Firstly, before diving into how you can leverage Power BI to clean your data, it’s important to understand some key basics of what will affect your data quality.
Data quality is essential for accurate analysis, informed decision-making, and successful business outcomes. Understanding factors that affect data quality and recognizing the importance of data cleaning are crucial steps in the data preparation process.
In general, several factors describe and make up the quality of a dataset for analysis, which we will dive into further in the following list:
- Data accuracy: Data accuracy means the extent to which data represents the true values and attributes it is intended to capture, indicating the degree to which it aligns with the true, real-world information it seeks to represent. Factors such as human errors during data entry, system glitches, or outdated information can compromise data accuracy.
- Data completeness: This describes the degree...