A graphical user interface for microdata protection which provides reproducibility and interactions: The sdcMicro GUI

Transactions on Data Privacy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-224

  Templ, Matthias ^a   Petelin, Thomas ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Department of Methodology Statistics Austria ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Graphical User Interface; Microdata protection; Official statistics; R

Indexed keywords

ANONYMIZATION; COMMAND LINE INTERFACE; DATA UTILITIES; FREQUENCY COUNTS; INDIVIDUAL RISKS; INFORMATION LOSS; MICRODATA PROTECTION; OFFICIAL STATISTICS; OPEN-SOURCE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE CONTROL;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 78651551356     PISSN: 18885063     EISSN: 20131631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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