Re-identifying register data by survey data using cluster analysis: An empirical study

International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowldege-Based Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 589-607

  Bacher, Johann ^a   Brand, Ruth ^b   Bender, Stefan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Statistisches Bundesamt   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Irrelevant variables; Measurement error; Re identification; Register data

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 0036812244     PISSN: 02184885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218488502001661     Document Type: Article

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