Business A-Level
data reliability
What data reliability means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of data reliability
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Reference: AQA
The quality of the numbers a decision is built on, which caps the quality of that decision; the habit is to ask who produced a figure and how old it is.
Topics that use data reliability
- Analysing financial performance (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- break-even output
- cash flow forecast
- contribution per unit
- contribution squeeze
- credit terms
- forecast risk
- gross profit margin
- linearity assumption
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