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Sequence 238 — Data Quality deepening - break, root-cause, repair and prevention

Context: Chapter 13 - Data Quality Management | Applied Lab Deepening
Source: CDMP Master Execution Manual

When / purpose

Use controlled defects to distinguish remediation from prevention and connect quality work to governance accountability.

What you should learn

  • Repairing a row is not the same as fixing the process.
  • Root cause requires evidence.
  • Preventive checks target the source/process failure.
  • Before/after evidence matters.

What to read / study

  • MUST: Chapter 13 applied lab folder — use the break/repair cycle; do not overwrite raw data.
  • REFERENCE: SQL/Python technology evidence — use working copies/staging and version-controlled scripts; no production ETL.

Do this in order

  1. Choose 2–3 documented defects.
  2. Trace likely root cause using source/system/process evidence.
  3. Repair a controlled working copy.
  4. Add a preventive validation/control.
  5. Re-run the profile and compare results.
  6. Identify owner/steward/escalation implications.

Meridian application

Connect the quality result to Meridian governance domains/data products if the platform work has begun.

Create / save

Before/after profile + root-cause note + remediation/prevention evidence.

Stop / boundary

Stay inside the current source/skill boundary; no production ETL or engineering depth.

Completion gate

You can explain why the preventive control addresses the failure mechanism rather than only the symptom.

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