Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10355623 | Journal of Biomedical Informatics | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠A methodology is presented for evaluating data linkage software and systems. ⺠The methodology uses synthetic data, a pre-defined linkage strategy and standard metrics. ⺠The synthetic data is representative of real world data and contains known errors. ⺠The methodology was used to comparatively evaluate ten software packages. ⺠The methodology can be shared, enabling comparative assessment of results.
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Authors
Anna Ferrante, James Boyd,