A Toolbox for Record Linkage
We developed a record-linkage toolbox in order to compare the performance of various string-similarity measures for German surnames. This ”Matching Tool-Box” (MTB) is made up by independent, highly portable JAVA-programs. MTB is currently used for prototyping pre-processing tools and the empirical c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Austrian Statistical Society
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Austrian Journal of Statistics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/434 |
| Summary: | We developed a record-linkage toolbox in order to compare the performance of various string-similarity measures for German surnames. This ”Matching Tool-Box” (MTB) is made up by independent, highly portable JAVA-programs. MTB is currently used for prototyping pre-processing tools and the empirical comparison of string-similarity measures. Furthermore, MTB has been used successfully in sociological, economical and epidemiological research projects. |
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| ISSN: | 1026-597X |