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