[Year 12 SofDev] Data Integrity: different between accuracy and correctness

Thu Sep 1 21:17:21 AEST 2016

That’s how I’ve taught it. Accuracy as being related to precision – whereas correctness being the simple right or wrong. But the opinions of the majority I’ve seen so far have me wondering whether I might need to re-teach. 

Geoff Matheson
Leading Teacher: Teaching and Learning Coach – Classroom Support 

On 1/09/2016, 9:09 PM, "sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Andrew Pate" <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of arp at mentonegrammar.net> wrote:

    Hi all,
    I have spoken about accuracy in terms of precision.

    I could say I am about 1.8 metres tall. That is correct, but not accurate.
    I could say I am 1.564334 metres tall. That is accurate, but not correct.
    Each situation will require a different level of accuracy that is acceptable or expected.
    Can't think of a situation where accuracy is important but correctness not.

    Andrew Pate
    VCE Computing teacher
    Mentone Grammar

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    From: "Rattan, Kushum L" <rattan.kushum.l at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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    From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of David Dawson
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    And I teach them that dates recorded in this format in a file-naming convention is both correct and accurate as the files self-sort by date.
    YYYYMMDD

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    From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Travis Parker
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    Sorry I did mean the opposite! Big week.

    Try again??.
    I taught my kids that if you are asked for a date in DD/MM/YYY format in a program then whilst ?1st of September 2016? is accurate, writing 01/09/2016 is correct.

    Travis Parker
    Timetabler
    The Knox School

    From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark
    Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2016 2:40 PM
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    I'd say the opposite.

    I don't think this question is ever going to be answered until we have a plebiscite, a Royal Commission or at least a dance-off competition.

    Regards,
    Mark

    On 1 September 2016 at 14:17, Travis Parker <Travis.Parker at knox.vic.edu.au<mailto:Travis.Parker at knox.vic.edu.au>> wrote:
    I taught my kids that if you are asked for a date in DD/MM/YYY format in a program then whilst ?1st of September 2016? is technically correct, writing 01/09/2016 is accurate.

    Mistake???

    Travis Parker
    Timetabler
    The Knox School

    From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>] On Behalf Of Robert Hind
    Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2016 1:32 PM
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    I have read Mark's views on this http://vceit.com/wp/correctness-versus-accuracy/

    Don't think they helped :-)

    I think they are essentially synonymous:
    eg my phone number is 0477999111 is both accurate and correct.

    Robert Hind
    Ex Traralgon and Ashwood
    Retired

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    From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Ben Hines
    Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2016 12:54 PM
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    Hi all,

    As part of the five characteristics of data integrity we have both accuracy and correctness; how do we differentiate the two of these?

    Thanks

    Ben Hines

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