Evidence for the use of an algorithm in resolving inconsistent and missing Indigenous status in administrative data collections:

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 423-443

  Christensen, Daniel ^a   Davis, Geoff ^a   Draper, Glenn ^a   Mitrou, Francis ^a   Mckeown, Sybille ^a   Lawrence, David ^a   Mcaullay, Daniel ^a   Pearson, Glenn ^a   Rikkers, Wavne ^a   Zubrick, Stephen R ^a  

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Author keywords

data linkage; Indigenous inequality; methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939133470     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: 18394655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2014.tb00322.x     Document Type: Review

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