Using mahalanobis distance-based record linkage for disclosure risk assessment

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 4302, Issue , 2006, Pages 233-242

  Torra, Vicenç ^a   Abowd, John M ^b   Domingo Ferrer, Josep ^c  

^a ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IIIA CSIC   (Spain)

^b Department of Industrial and Labor Relations Director   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distance based record linkage; Mahalanobis distance; Microdata protection

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING;

DISCLOSURE RISK; DISTANCE-BASED; EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE; MAHALANOBIS; MAHALANOBIS DISTANCES; MICRODATA PROTECTION; RE IDENTIFICATIONS; RECORD LINKAGE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84958959236     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/11930242_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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