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Uptime

As explained in Data Without Labels

Availability is the degree to which required data can be obtained and accessed for a particular use case without operational or permission barriers.

Data availability is whether the data required for a use case can be obtained and accessed without operational or permission barriers. When a variable is unavailable, assess whether to proceed with available data or use a surrogate variable. section 1.2.3

Missing customer counts

For a store-demand forecast, customer visits may not be recorded for some months. Revenue can serve as a surrogate field to synthesize the missing data points. section 1.2.3

How Data Without Labels covers it

How deep it goes
Defines access barriers and describes using surrogate variables, without detailing a technical retrieval process.
Examples
Uses missing monthly store-visit counts and revenue as a surrogate for demand forecasting.
What you can do after
Evaluate whether to proceed with available data or use surrogate variables when required data is unavailable.
How it connects
Connects data availability with data quality and surrogate variables.

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