Definition: Edit failure rate
Metadata
The rate (percent of all items recorded) at which edit rules are violated. Edit rules may include tests for validity based on the contents of other data fields or a specified range or other permitted content within the data field.
Source:
United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “IT Standard 16.0.0: Survey Design and Statistical Methodology Metadata”, draft (never officially published), August 1998
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