statedprovided

Statedprovided is a neologism used in data governance and information science to describe information that is both explicitly stated by a source and provided as data within the same material. In practice, a statedprovided datum is one for which the text of a document makes a claim and the accompanying dataset or table includes a corresponding value or record that supports that claim. The term helps distinguish between information that is merely described (stated) and information that is both described and supplied (provided), reducing ambiguity in data provenance and quality assessment.

Origin and usage: The term appears in discussions of data documentation and dataset curation, though it is not widely standardized. It is primarily used in contexts where authors intend to ensure traceability from narrative statements to data points, such as scientific reports, regulatory submissions, and AI training corpora.

Methodology: Analysts classify items as statedprovided when there is explicit textual assertion and a matching data element; verification may involve cross-referencing text with tables, figures, or metadata. The classification supports automated checks for consistency and can inform data quality scores and provenance records.

Examples: A report states that the average rainfall was 82 mm in a region; the rainfall column in the accompanying dataset also records 82 mm for the same period, making the entry statedprovided.

Limitations and future directions: The concept relies on clear textual-to-data mappings and may be complicated by ambiguous language, missing data, or inconsistent units. Standardization efforts could codify criteria for what counts as statedprovided.