Data Quality Checks in Google Sheets
Recall common Google Sheets quality checks and when to use each one.
mixed-card-deck quality-panel recall-summary Completeness What does a completeness check catch? Rows missing required fields before they enter pivots or charts. Use counts of blank owner, due date, status, or key fields near the report header. Objection "The team can just type the status carefully." A status field feeds a weekly pivot. Your line If the field drives a pivot, we should use validation. Careful typing is not a control. Do not make it a trust issue. Make it a data-quality control issue. This reframes validation as prevention, not policing, and links the control directly to pivot reliability. Detect vs prevent…
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