| WHY IS QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPORTANT? |
| Quality assurance and quality control are important to ensure the validity of any information collected, and to make sure that the numbers reported are a reflection of actual conditions. |
| ELEMENTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE |
1 -- Regular Data Verifications Daily and monthly data verifications check to see if the numbers make sense, and if there are any errors that need to be identified and corrected. |
 Data is graphed and unusual events are noted. |
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 Data is validated and flagged |
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