US Patent 10339147 Data set scoring

Technology is provided for data set scoring. In one example, a method includes analyzing first and second characteristics of a data set. The first and second characteristics represent a quality of data values in the data set. At least the first characteristic is independent of the data values in the data set. The method further includes assigning a score to the data set based on the first and second characteristics. The data set may be ranked against a plurality of other data sets based on the score. The score of the data set may be provided together with a scoring scale to enable a determination of the quality of the data values based on the score.