A Model for Optimum Linkage of Records
- 1 December 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Vol. 63 (324) , 1321
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2285887
Abstract
A model is presented for the frequently recurring problem of linking records from two lists. The criterion for an optimum decision rule is taken to be the minimization of the expected total costs associated with the various actions that may be taken for each pair of records that may be compared. A procedure is described for estimating parameters of the model and for successively improving the decision rule. Illustrative results for an application to a file maintenance problem are given.Keywords
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