Remote access methods for exploratory data analysis and statistical modelling: Privacy-Preserving Analytics®

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-222

  Sparks, Ross ^a   Carter, Chris ^a   Donnelly, John B ^a   O'Keefe, Christine M ^a   Duncan, Jodie ^a   Keighley, Tim ^a   McAullay, Damien ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Exploratory data analysis; Model building; Privacy; Remote analysis servers; Statistical disclosure control

Indexed keywords

CANNING; FOOD PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PAPER; RESEARCH; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS;

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ATTRIBUTE VALUES; DISCLOSURE RISK; EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS (EDA); INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); POLICY ANALYSIS; PRIVACY PRESERVING (PP); PRIVATE DATA; REGRESSION (R2); REMOTE ACCESS; REMOTE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVE INFORMATIONS; STATISTICAL MODELLING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WIDE-RANGE;

DATA REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIVACY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 46249093660     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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