Data Input Quality Metrics on Mobile Positioning Data (MPD)

Abstract

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has been using Mobile Positioning Data (MPD) to support official statistics since 2016. As a source of big data, MPD also has veracity characteristics, indicating uncertainty in the data. Therefore, it is necessary to check that the data are good enough to allow further analysis and the quality assurance process. Currently, there is no established international standard for quality assurance of MPD. This paper describes the quality matrix used by BPS in examining data from mobile operators. BPS uses thirteen indicators in conducting quality assurance, where the inspection uses several different methods, such as setting a threshold, checking data completeness, and checking the form of data distribution. Exploratory Data Analysis is carried out to determine whether the data meets the requirements for further analysis. We conducted this research on a mobile network operator data for June - July 2020 as the basis for MPD analysis in 2021. Based on the inspection during this period, BPS can cooperate with this cellular operator to conduct data analysis in 2021. However, the operator must repeat the calculation of the required matrix as quality assurance every month.