Error Flashcards
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Read the first 7 Error flashcards as text
Correct: '00592'. Entry: '0592'. What is wrong?
Answer: A leading zero is missing
Dropping the leading zero changes the value, so it mismatches.
Which scenario should be marked as a MATCH?
Answer: '1820 Pine Rd' vs '1820 Pine Rd'
Only the first pair is character-for-character identical.
Correct: 'Smithtown, NY'. Entry: 'Smithtown, NJ'. Status?
Answer: Mismatch, state code differs
NY and NJ are different states, so the entries do not match.
If you accidentally mark a clear match as an error, this counts as:
Answer: An accuracy mistake against your score
Incorrect marks lower the accuracy portion of the score.
Correct: 'Building 3-A'. Entry: 'Building 3A'. Is there a difference?
Answer: Yes, the hyphen is missing
The missing hyphen makes the strings non-identical.
To improve error-detection speed, it helps to scan numbers:
Answer: In small chunks of two or three digits
Chunking digits improves both speed and accuracy.
Correct: 'Lakeview Terrace'. Entry: 'Lakeview Terace'. Match?
Answer: No, a letter is missing in 'Terrace'
Terace lacks a second 'r', so it does not match.