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Activity Number: 459
Type: Roundtables
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 : 7:00 AM to 8:15 AM
Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Abstract #315400
Title: Record Linkage: Introductory Overview
Author(s): William E. Winkler*
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: matching ; examples ; costs
Abstract:

This roundtable provides background on some of the applications and methods developed for record linkage. Record linkage is the science/art of finding duplicate entities within and across files using non-uniquely identifying fields such as name, address, date-of-birth, etc. It describes applications and provides specific examples. It notes substantial efficiencies and cost savings.

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