A recent incident shows how an error in data entry can make every day life difficult. Jack MacKay, a Surrey resident is caught up in documentation hassles because his birth certificate has a space in his surname. The problem occurred when 61-year-old Jack Mackay tried...
Texas School District Student Information System to Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry
Entering student details into the database can be a cumbersome process, when a large volume of data has to be entered. Moreover, a small error in data entry can lead to unintended results. The Taylor Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has adopted a new student...
Erroneous Data Entry Creating Issues for Voters
Data entry, the process of entering textual information from print or audio sources into documents, spreadsheets and databases, would seem like a simple affair. However, even the slightest error can have disastrous consequences and can even rob you of your identity....
Revised School-Based Assessment in Malaysia Eliminates Data Entry by Teachers
The revised School-Based Assessment (PBS) in Malaysian schools will reduce the workload of teachers at least by 70-80%, according to a report published in the Daily Express. In the earlier PBS system, the teachers had to perform tedious data entry tasks in addition to...
How to Make Financial and Operational Data Entry More Efficient
In any organization, the finance department is responsible for monitoring performance against the business objectives, analyzing results, and determining whether the objectives set have been achieved. For improved data analysis and smooth financial reporting, the...
Novopay Disaster Caused by Data Entry Errors, Suggest Recent Reports
Ever since the New Zealand Ministry of Education introduced Novopay in August 20, 2012 to process the pay of around 110 thousand education staff, the web-based payroll system has been posing problems, leaving thousands of staff across the country overpaid, underpaid...
Harvard Successfully Uses Data Mining in Immigration Studies
There is an enormous amount of data out there. This data explosion is the result of the availability of high-tech data collection tools and advanced database technology. Tremendous amounts of data are stored in databases, data repositories and information warehouses...
New Technology Helping to Address Data Entry Issues in Healthcare
Today, medical practitioners are analyzing big data using algorithms to improve patient care. Data mining helps identify treatments that are effective for particular conditions, identify patterns related to drug side effects, and a lot of other useful information that...
How to Prevent Common Data Entry Mistakes
Data entry mistakes can have serious consequences. A report in Bucks County Courier Times told of how a criminal suspect was mistakenly released in Maryland a few months ago due to data entry issues. The spokesperson made it clear that the Department of Public Safety...
Data Cleansing Services Help Organizations Maintain Excellent Data Quality
Every business enterprise has its own database systems to store information related to core business activities. Data related to accounts, HR, ERP, production systems and payroll is stored in huge database systems to streamline their workflow. What happens if your...