Recognises uneven levels of specificity among siblings

K-417 · Skill knobit · Activity: Build the conceptual model and taxonomies · Competence: Data modelling

Siblings sit at different levels of detail, usually because a node skipped its real parent. A node with a single child is a common sign of a missing or redundant level.

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What it looks like in practice

Expected result: The skipped or redundant level

How it is assessed: Flags the deficient case and passes the acceptable one. Deficient: Loan → Mortgage, Consumer loan, Home equity mortgage (a kind of mortgage) Acceptable: Loan → Mortgage → Home equity mortgage; Loan → Consumer loan

Also known as: Uneven level of specificity (taxonomy)

Related knobits

Builds on

• K-451 Explains hierarchical relations and the all-and-some test

All 31 knobits of Build the conceptual model and taxonomies.

Source: Review checklist 04-conceptual-taxonomies, row 17; z39.19: 11.1.7