ISIS data quality campaign: validated parents rate
The ISIS validated parents rate was developed with the advice of the ISIS Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) in 2002.
What does this measurement mean?
The parental validation rate (shown in green on your institution's pie chart) is based on each birth reported by your institution. The validated parents rate is calculated by subtracting the number of specimens with possibly problematic parents from the total number of specimens. That figure is then divided by the number of specimens evaluated, to give the percent of specimen births whose parents are “validated” (the percent with no inconsistencies detected).
Note: In calculating the validated parents rate, ISIS does NOT include specimen for which an institution has recorded the parent accession number as “Unk” or “Mult”.* These are listed in a separate section of the validated parents rate report as a way to bring them to the attention of each institution, but will not count in measuring the parental validation rate.
*"None" is not a legal parent ID. Please change all "none" entries to "Unk."
Why is this measurement important?
Accurately recording parents for a specimen is vital for tracing pedigrees, calculating relationships, and for demography. Curators and population and collection managers rely on data recorded by each institution. If this data is incomplete or inaccurate, these professionals cannot make correct decisions and recommendations for breeding.