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completeness

completeness

2 4.5
How much of a dataset has the required records and fields
  • noun
  • /kəmˈpliːtnəs/
  • Specialized
: completud
  • Following the return of all 150 surveys, the authors reviewed each questionnaire for completeness and participant eligibility.
  • completeness and accuracy
  • completeness check
  • data completeness

So having the diagrammatic representation gives you a check for the coherence and the completeness of the information.

Examples

  • Information was assembled and checked for completeness relative to each response category of interest.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Hospital discharge data were used to supplement and retrospectively evaluate the completeness of the active physician-based reporting system.

    Academic text (2013)

  • So in terms of completeness, it was very good and better than what I was able to do at that rate of speed.

  • Velocity depends on the completeness of information in each event, as well as the number of events.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Progress in improving the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data should not be taken for granted, however.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Questionnaires were checked for completeness and accuracy by the principal investigator before entry.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The programs in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania were selected because of the completeness of data from these programs.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The peer debriefer critically examined the accuracy and completeness of the data interpretations.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The researchers conducted a thorough analysis to ensure the completeness of the dataset before publication.

  • To maintain the integrity of the study, the audit focused on the completeness of all participant records.

Synonyms

totality
vscompleteness
30 6.5

All the parts of something considered together

is narrower, about whether required dataset entries and fields exist
fullness
vscompleteness
17 4.1

A complete account that covers all main parts

targets the presence of specific required records and fields in data
wholeness
vscompleteness
9 3.9

A feeling of being complete and not missing anything in life

concerns specific missing values and record coverage rather than general intactness
comprehensiveness
vscompleteness
1 6.6

Covering all or most important parts

focuses specifically on required records and the amount of missing values
entireness
vscompleteness
1 7.1

A state of being whole and complete

relates more to having required data items present rather than general unity
exhaustiveness
vscompleteness
  • Formal
1 7.5

Being very thorough and covering all important details

is limited to whether needed data fields and records are present
exhaustivity
vscompleteness
  • Formal
8.9

The state of being complete and leaving nothing out

emphasises needed records and having few or no missing entries
perfectivity
vscompleteness
  • Formal
9.9

A state of being complete and without fault

is practical and measurable by counting required records and missing values

Antonyms

deficiency
87 4.5

Not having enough of something that is needed

incompleteness
2 5.9

A state where something has missing parts or information

How Detailed

completeness
  • Specialized
2 4.5
clarity
181 3.0
sketchiness
1 7.5
vagueness
8 6.1

Surface Forms

completeness singular
completenesses plural

Morphology

completeness = complete (transparent) = complete + ness

A straightforward noun from 'complete' describing the degree to which data are whole or not missing.

Etymology

Completeness comes from complete and the Latin root plere 'to fill', so in data it means a dataset is 'filled' with all required records and fields, with few or no missing values.