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This article could be more clearly written but it nonetheless highlights some important concepts for any data-driven organization. In it, 'data integrity' is defined as "the overarching completeness, accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and security of an organization's data." In turn, 'data quality' is "essentially the measure of data integrity." So, in essence, 'data integrity' asks, can you measure these important aspects of data, while 'data quality' asks what are those measures.

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