data rounding
Some fields are rounded to 1 decimal place upto a certain point in time and then more dp after this date.
Is there any documetation on why this is the case? It can be problematic in modelling as the field can become a proxy for time.


Some fields are rounded to 1 decimal place upto a certain point in time and then more dp after this date.
Is there any documetation on why this is the case? It can be problematic in modelling as the field can become a proxy for time.


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There is a discussion of this question for the Blood Count assay results in the associated Showcase Resource 1453 https://biobank.ndph.ox.ac.uk/showcase/refer.cgi?id=1453 .
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