Garbage In, Garbage Out

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What does “Garbage In, Garbage Out” mean?

“Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.” — Alexander Clark, nineteenth-century U.S. ambassador and civil rights activist

Key Points:

• Garbarge In, Garbage Out is a principle that says that if you put useless input into a system, you’ll get useless output.
• Be mindful of what you start with to ensure a desired output.
• To improve the results of your system, it pays to look at the quality of your input and make the necessary changes.

Questions for Consideration:

• What is the current quality of the inflows of to your critical systems?
• What is the quality of the data you’re collecting about the system?
• How can you increase the quality of the inflows into your critical systems?

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