What if the data entry screen for a particular data set type forces me to enter a value for information that I don have available? How do I deal with “missing data”?
If you have a situation where data is missing but is required by the system (for entry of field data), you must realize that in order to accommodate exceptions, your METHOD (data set type description) is no longer standard; it-as well as the “business rules” of your system-must be modified to explain the discrepancies that you are introducing into the data set. If you are using one of the standard data set types, you must realize that you are NO LONGER adhering to the standard methodology. You should define a new data set type (which can be based on an existing data set type) and include in its description the specific situations in which you may have missing data, how these exceptions are handled in your data set, and how these situations are to be handled during data analysis. You then need to create (or have created) a new data entry screen (form) for this method, with validity checking (“business rules”) modified to allow exceptions for missing data. (Of course, if you are using a
If you have a situation where data is missing but is required by the system (for entry of field data), you must realize that in order to accommodate exceptions, your METHOD (data set type description) is no longer standard; it-as well as the “business rules” of your system-must be modified to explain the discrepancies that you are introducing into the data set. If you are using one of the standard data set types, you must realize that you are NO LONGER adhering to the standard methodology. You should define a new data set type (which can be based on an existing data set type) and include in its description the specific situations in which you may have missing data, how these exceptions are handled in your data set, and how these situations are to be handled during data analysis. You then need to create (or have created) a new data entry screen (form) for this method, with validity checking (“business rules”) modified to allow exceptions for missing data. (Of course, if you are using a
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