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Chapter 13 A Checklist for Evaluating Record Linkage Software
Chapter 13 A Checklist for Evaluating Record Linkage Software
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H Chariton, Of fire of National Statistics, UK Kathy Zilahi, Statistics Canada 481 ~
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Happily, today's record linkage practitioners no longer need do this any more than they need to write their own word processing software, nor should they attempt it. Powerful, flexible, relatively inexpensive software that implements all but the most sophisticated methods is available in the form of generalized packages that can stand alone or software components that can be integrated into a surrounding application.
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1.14 Is other software, such as database packages or editors, needed to use He system? 1.15 Does the system provide security and data integrity protection features?
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Is He system a "black box," or can He user set parameters to control He linkage process? 2.3 Does He software require any parameter files?
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4.4 Canoe user specify subsets of He data files to be linked? 4.5 Does He software provide for "test matches," of a few hundred records to test He specifications?
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Postal Sentence standards? 6.5 Does standardization change the original data fields, or does it append standardized fields to the original data record?
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8.3 How rapidly can typical match projects be completed using the system?
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