Delphi - A General Purpose Research Data Editing Language

Abstract

Data editing is the process of checking data for possible inaccuracies. This paper describes possible types of data edits, discusses the underlying theory . used in generating a "complete set of edits" and the finding and dealing with records containing errors, and proposes the design of a programming language, DELPHI (Data Editing Language for Pharmaceutical Information), designed specifically for the purpose of data editing.