Measuring the impact of spatial perturbations on the relationship between data privacy and validity of descriptive statistics

Abstract Background Like many scientific fields, epidemiology is addressing issues of research reproducibility. Spatial epidemiology, which often uses the inherently identifiable variable of participant address, must balance reproducibility with participant privacy. In this study, we assess the impa...

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Main Authors: Kelly Broen, Rob Trangucci, Jon Zelner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00256-8