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Measurement Area Rationale Defined by
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Relevance
Measuring the relevance of
data is a highly contextual and
subjective process aimed at
ascertaining whether data used,
or to be used, by a business
initiative is appropriate for use
by that initiative. The attributes
of data that are considered to
be of importance when
assessing relevance will vary
from agency to agency, and
from business initiative to
business initiative. The only
common characteristic of data
relevance indicators between
agencies is that they are
qualitative higher order
measurements that are defined
entirely by the agency within
which they are used.
For this reason, there is limited
guidance on what relevance is,
and no guidance on the types of
measurements that could assist
in determining what data
relevance is. It is included
within the PRM because data
relevance is important, and
agencies should consider
defining an indicator for it.
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