QUEST: QUery-driven Exploration of Semistructured Data with ConflicTs and Partial Knowledge

Authors: 
Qi, Y.; Candan, K. S.; Sapino, M. L.; Kintigh, K. W.
Author: 
Qi, Y
Candan, K
Sapino, M
Kintigh, K
Year: 
2006
Venue: 
Clean DB, 2006
URL: 
http://pike.psu.edu/cleandb06/papers/CameraReady_105.pdf
Citations: 
7
Citations range: 
1 - 9
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An important reality when integrating scientific
data is the fact that data may often
be “missing”, partially specified, or conflicting.
Therefore, in this paper, we present
an assertion-based data model that captures
both value-based and structure-based “nulls”
in data. We also introduce the QUEST system,
which leverages the proposed model for
Query-driven Exploration of Semistructured
data with conflicT s and partial knowledge.
Our approach to integration lies in enabling
researchers to observe and resolve conflicts in
the data by considering the context provided
by the data requirements of a given research
question. In particular, we discuss how pathcompatibility
can be leveraged, within the context
of a query, to develop a high-level understanding
of conflicts and nulls in data.