The errors within the data can be easily identified because of its distinct amount or

figure in comparison with the other data.

As I have observed there is a typographical error to the figure of employee number 2

which is “2178g” yet it had no effect in the values of its row. The employee number
24456 had an issue with its figure because it had an above-average pay rate of 95 and
hours worked of 60. The employee number “2178g” also had an error to its deductions
because it exceeded the 40% threshold of gross pay. And employee number 34567 had
a mathematical error to its net pay of 505 in which it should be calculated by getting the
difference of the gross pay of 400 minus the deductions of 105 equals to a net pay of
295.

For analyze further the given data, we will calculate some of its batch total by getting the
hash total, financial total and record count. In determining the hash total, we can use the
sum of employee number or pay rate columns. As I have mentioned earlier, there is an
error to the figure of second employee’s number in which it could not calculate the
actual hash total on that column. As a result, we can only add the pay rate columns
together, giving a hash total of 126.55. In terms of the financial total, in calculating each
column we will yield a sum total of 208 for the hours worked, 9790.90 for the gross pay,
770 for the deductions and 9,230.90 for the net pay wherein each column is essential to
determine the errors. The record count also has 4 rows since it has 4 employees given.

The next step is to get a specific example of an existing or probable error in the data set
using the controls of field check, limit check, reasonable test and cross-footing balance
test that would detect the problems.
The first test is the field check that determines if the characters in a field are of the
proper type. As I have mentioned, the column of the employee number has an error with
the second row since there is an existence of a letter “g”.
The next test is the limit check that tests a numerical amount to ensure that it
does not exceed a predetermined value. The row of the employee number 24456 had
an error on its pay rate of P95 exceeded the maximum pay rate of P 25 and the hours
worked of 90 exceeded the maximum hours worked of 40.
Then we will now get the reasonable test that determines the correctness of the
logical relationship between two data items. If we will compare the amount of
deductions of the employee number “2178g” with the other row, there is an issue with
the amount since it has a bigger deduction. The deductions of 395 exceeded the 40%
gross pay of 440. It implies that its unlikely for an employee to be paid by a big
deduction of 395 for its gross pay of 440.
And the last test is the cross-footing balance test that compares the results
produced by each method to verify accuracy. In calculating the difference of the sum
total of gross pay of 9790.90 minus the sum of deductions of 770 it is equals to the sum
of net pay of 9230.90. It means there is a discrepancy of 210 in comparison with the
original sum of the net pay of 9,020.90.