On data quality and crowdsourcing: Calvin and Hobbes

Written by Mihai Toma on December 17, 2010. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

While 15 years old, the cartoon above illustrates the issues with data quality in business intelligence, performance measurement and benchmarking initiatives.

Transcript:

Calvin: “I’m filling out a reader survey for Chewing magazine. See, they asked how much money I spend on gum each week, so I wrote ‘$500.’ For my age, I put ’43’ and when they asked what my favorite flavor is, I wrote ‘garlic/curry.'” Hobbes: “This magazine should have some amusing ads soon.” Calvin: “I love messing with data.”

Image source:

• Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, by Bill Watterson, 23 August 1995

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