Which of the following comprises the three parts of the NCDB data cycle?

• A. Annual Call for Data; Data processing that includes edit checks and writing case records to the CoC's data warehouse; Data analysis and evaluation
• B. Data collection; Data cleaning; Data reporting
• C. Data submission; Data verification; Data publication
• D. Data entry; Data quality scoring; Data archiving

Answer: (A)

The NCDB data cycle operates in three stages: first, an annual call for data invites facilities to submit their records; next, the submitted data undergo processing with edit checks and are written into the CoC’s data warehouse, ensuring accuracy and completeness; finally, the data are analyzed and evaluated to produce insights and quality assessments. This sequence—from annual data solicitation, through rigorous processing, to analytic evaluation—is how NCDB moves data from submission to usable information.

Other options describe general data management steps or different sequencing that don’t align with the NCDB’s documented three-stage flow of data submission, validation, and analysis.