Database
Accuracy and evidence
Proves the data is right, not just valid: rebuilt figures, whole populations, stable identities and past results that still reproduce.
- Can we independently prove these numbers?PromptImportant figures may be wrong even though their lineage is documented.
- Find data that is internally consistent but wrongPromptEvery check passes, but totals or outputs still look implausible.
- Find where records silently change identityPromptSources use aliases, changing identifiers, share classes or inconsistent names for the same thing.
- Reproduce what the database believed in the pastPromptPast reports, backfills, restatements or changed classification rules matter.