Validation vs. Verification: What’s the Difference?
Precisely
JANUARY 15, 2024
Data validation Data verification Purpose Check whether data falls within the acceptable range of values Check data to ensure it’s accurate and consistent Usually performed When data is created or updated When data is migrated or merged Example Checking whether user-entered ZIP code can be found Checking that all ZIP codes in dataset are in ZIP+4 format To a layperson, data verification and data validation may sound like the same thing.
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