fastLink

Fast Probabilistic Record Linkage with Missing Data

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Implements a Fellegi-Sunter probabilistic record linkage model that allows for missing data and the inclusion of auxiliary information. This includes functionalities to conduct a merge of two datasets under the Fellegi-Sunter model using the Expectation-Maximization algorithm. In addition, tools for preparing, adjusting, and summarizing data merges are included. The package implements methods described in Enamorado, Fifield, and Imai (2019) "Using a Probabilistic Model to Assist Merging of Large-scale Administrative Records" doi:10.1017/S0003055418000783 and is available at https://imai.fas.harvard.edu/research/linkage.html.


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Last 30 days

This package has been downloaded 614 times in the last 30 days. Not bad! The download count is somewhere between 'small-town buzz' and 'moderate academic conference'. The following heatmap shows the distribution of downloads per day. Yesterday, it was downloaded 17 times.

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Last 365 days

This package has been downloaded 7,978 times in the last 365 days. That's a lot of interest! Someone might even write a blog post about it. The day with the most downloads was Jul 21, 2024 with 212 downloads.

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