Add recordLinkage function and tests#365
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Description
This pull request adds a new
recordLinkage()function implementing Global Distance-Based Record Linkage (GDBRL) following Herranz et al. (2015).What is included
recordLinkage()function for one-to-one global record linkage via the Hungarian algorithmna_action = "ignore"andna_action = "fail"Unit tests covering:
Notes
data.frameinputs only;sdcObjobjects are not yet supported!- R/recordLinkage.R
- tests/testthat/test_recordLinkage.R
- generated Rd documentation
Reference
Herranz, J., Nin, J., Rodríguez, P., and Tassa, T. (2015). Revisiting distance-based record linkage for privacy-preserving release of statistical datasets. Data & Knowledge Engineering, 100, 78–93. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169023X15000543