Nick Goodell

Nick Goodell is the Director of Process Improvement with Intelex/Predictive Solutions. His team is responsible for implementing process and culture needed to support software and advanced analytic initiatives for clients. Nick has 20 years of experience in software and risk management. He was previously a Managing Partner at Echo-Bell where he worked with companies to implement useful applications for risk management, human resources, and compliance software products. In his early career Nick worked directly for insurance companies and earned an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business.

Data accuracy and the golden ticket fallacy

Angelo Cianfrocco

Nick Goodell

Chuck Pettinger

August 5, 2021

So, what is data accuracy? Data accuracy is one of the “six dimensions” of data quality and it can be defined as the “degree to which the data correctly describes the ‘real world’ objects being described.” This definition makes it easy to see how poor data accuracy could greatly impact your ability to use your data effectively.

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Data quality: It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it

Angelo Cianfrocco

Nick Goodell

Chuck Pettinger

June 10, 2021

Many companies starting their data analytics journey make the mistake of skipping the data cleaning process all together. None of us want to see how the sausage is made, we just want the bratwurst to magically appear. But as we have seen over, and over, insightful analytics cannot be achieved with poor data quality.