Validation may refer to: *

Data validation In computer science, data validation is the process of ensuring data has undergone data cleansing to ensure they have data quality, that is, that they are both correct and useful. It uses routines, often called "validation rules", "validation cons ...

, in computer science, ensuring that data inserted into an application satisfies defined formats and other input criteria *

Forecast verification Forecast verification is a subfield of the climate, atmospheric and ocean sciences dealing with validating, verifying and determining the predictive power of prognostic model forecasts. Because of the complexity of these models, forecast veri ...

, validating and verifying prognostic output from a numerical model *

Regression validation In statistics, regression validation is the process of deciding whether the numerical results quantifying hypothesized relationships between variables, obtained from regression analysis, are acceptable as descriptions of the data. The validation ...

, in statistics, determining whether the outputs of a regression model are adequate *

Social validation Normative social influence is a type of social influence that leads to conformity. It is defined in social psychology as "...the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them." The power of normativ ...

, compliance in a social activity to fit in and be part of the majority * Statistical model validation, determining whether the outputs of a statistical model are acceptable *

Validation (drug manufacture) Validation is the process of establishing documentary evidence demonstrating that a procedure, process, or activity carried out in testing and then production maintains the desired level of compliance at all stages. In the pharmaceutical industry, ...

, documenting that a process or system meets its predetermined specifications and quality attributes *

Validation (gang membership) Validation is a legal process in the United States where criminal justice authorities (prison officials, parole officers, police officers, or prosecutors) designate that a person is a member of a gang. Once a person is validated as a gang member, t ...

, a formal process for designating a criminal as a member of a gang *

Validation of foreign studies and degrees The Validation or recognition of foreign studies and degrees is the process whereby a competent authority in one country formally recognises the value of a qualification from a foreign country. This can entail total or partial validation of foreign ...

, processes for transferring educational credentials between countries *

Validation therapy Validation therapy was developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia. Feil's own approach classifies individuals with cognitive impairment as having one of four stages in a continuum of dementia. These stages are ...

, a therapy developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia *

Verification and validation (software) Verify or verification may refer to: General * Verification and validation, in engineering or quality management systems, is the act of reviewing, inspecting or testing, in order to establish and document that a product, service or system meets ...

, checking that software meets specifications and fulfills its intended purpose *

Verification and validation Verification and validation (also abbreviated as V&V) are independent procedures that are used together for checking that a product, service, or system meets requirements and specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose. These are ...

, in engineering, confirming that a product or service meets the needs of its users *

XML validation XML validation is the process of checking a document written in XML (eXtensible Markup Language) to confirm that it is both well-formed and also "valid" in that it follows a defined structure. A well-formed document follows the basic syntactic rul ...

, the process of checking a document written in XML to confirm that it both is "well-formed" and follows a defined structure

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