Data Clarifiers
Also known as: Quality Control Violations, Tier 3 Violations
Tier 3 of the VERITAS framework — violations that reduce the precision and comparability of data collected.
Full Definition
Data Clarifier violations don't invalidate findings but degrade their quality in ways that compound across multiple interviews. Ambiguous responses, non-comparable answers, and missed misconceptions all make it harder to identify real patterns. The three Data Clarifier rules are: No Compound Questions, No Ice Cream Questions, and No Correcting.
Example
A team that routinely asks compound questions collects answers they cannot reliably compare across interviews — they don't know which part of each question different interviewees answered.