Composition of datasetsDAMA: 18

Compliance with laws, regulations, or standards (Composition of datasets)

The degree to which the composition of datasets is in accordance with laws, regulations, or standards.

Created: 10/30/2025
Business Impact
Positive Impacts
  • •Ensures aggregated or derived datasets meet reporting standards and legal requirements.
  • •Mitigates risks associated with inappropriate data aggregation or linkage (e.g., re-identification).
  • •Supports ethical data use and responsible AI by adhering to composition rules.
  • •Facilitates compliant data sharing and collaboration.
Negative Impacts (if poor quality)
  • •Violation of privacy laws or ethical guidelines through improper data aggregation or de-anonymization.
  • •Non-compliant reporting if dataset composition does not meet specific standards (e.g., financial reporting rules).
  • •Legal and reputational risks from misuse of combined datasets.
  • •Barriers to data sharing if composition standards are not met.
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Good quality vs poor quality indicators
Good Quality Examples

Logistics: Aggregated financial reports derived from multiple subsidiary datasets comply with IFRS or GAAP reporting standards.

Marketing: Customer segments created for targeted advertising are based on aggregated, anonymized data that respects privacy regulations and user consent.

Research: When combining datasets for a study, all data linkage and aggregation methods follow strict protocols to maintain anonymity and comply with IRB approvals.

Poor Quality Examples

Logistics: Combining employee performance data with anonymous survey data in a way that inadvertently allows re-identification of individuals, violating privacy policies.

Marketing: Creating customer profiles by combining data from various sources without explicit consent for such aggregation, potentially violating data privacy laws.

Research: A dataset compiled for public release aggregates sensitive demographic data in such a way that small population groups could be identified, breaching ethical guidelines.

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