Bad Data Handbook

by Q. Ethan McCallum

Book Overview

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they've recovered from nasty data problems.

From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to bad data. Bottom line? Bad data is data that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449321887
• ISBN13: 9781449321888
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.1"