Why is good data important?
Because poor data can be amplified into bad policy. Read how, below:
Data quality in research: what if we’re watering the garden while the house is on fire?
A colleague stopped me by the elevators while I was leaving the office. “Do you know of any paper on of standard errors?” I tried to remember, but nothing came to mind – “No, why do you need it?” “A reviewer is asking for a correction.”