The Metadata Coverage Index (MCI): A Standardized Metric for Quantifying Database Annotation Richness

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Abstract:

Variability in the extent of the descriptions of data metadata held in public repositories forces users to assess the quality of records individually, which rapidly becomes impractical. The automatic scoring of records on the richness of their description enables sorting byquality. Here, we introduce an objective measure for metadata the Metadata Coverage Index MCI the percentage of available fields actually filled in a record or description. MCI scores can be calculated for a whole database, for individual records or for their component parts variables or subsets of the data.

Author(s):
Liolios, Konstantinos ; Schriml, Lynn ; Hirschman, Lynette ; Pagani, Ioanna ; Nosrat, Bahador ; Rocca-serra, Philippe ; Sansone, Susanna-assunta ; Taylor, Chris ; Kyrpides, Nikos ; Field, Dawn
Author Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WALNUT CREEK CA WALNUT CREEK United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pagination:
0010

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.6.1_Assess Compliance with Guidance; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.3_Planning
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
metadata, public health, nucleic acids, bacteria, databases, genomics, computational biology, cell shape, data set
Field(s)/Group(s):
Information Science
Report Date:
2013 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2020 Sep 15