Module 3 · Data, Variables, Samples, and Measurement Lesson 30 of 120

Data Provenance, Lineage, Ownership, and Licensing

A useful feature needs a traceable origin.

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030-data-provenance-lineage-ownership-and-licensing.ts
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/**
 * Fintech Math Bootcamp · Lesson 030 of 120
 * Data Provenance, Lineage, Ownership, and Licensing
 * Module 03: Data, Variables, Samples, and Measurement
 *
 * Scenario: A useful feature needs a traceable origin
 * Rule:     source → transform → feature → decision
 *
 * Try it:   Does metadataComplete=true prove the license permits redistribution?
 *
 * Lesson article: https://thefintechbuilder.com/financial-mathematics-statistics-and-data-foundations/data-variables-samples-and-measurement/data-provenance-lineage-ownership-and-licensing/
 * Free course:    https://courses.thefintechbuilder.com
 * Synthetic teaching example, not financial advice or a production library.
 */

export function lesson030() {
  const record = {source: "synthetic-payments-v1",
    owner: "course", license: "teaching",
    transform: "sum-by-customer-v1", inputIds: ["P1","P2"]};
  const required = ["source", "owner", "license", "transform"] as const;
  const result = required.every(k => record[k].length > 0);
  return result;
}

export const checkedResult = true;

// Run this file directly: npx tsx lessons/03-data-variables-samples-and-measurement/030-data-provenance-lineage-ownership-and-licensing.ts
if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url.endsWith(process.argv[1].replace(/\\/g, "/").split("/").pop()!)) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(lesson030(), null, 2));
}

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The rule

source → transform → feature → decision