fastLink: Fast Probabilistic Record Linkage with Missing Data

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>.

Version: 0.6.1
Depends: R (≥ 2.14.0)
Imports: Matrix, parallel, foreach, doParallel, gtools, data.table, stringdist, stringr, stringi, Rcpp (≥ 0.12.7), adagio, dplyr, plotrix, grDevices, graphics, methods
LinkingTo: RcppArmadillo, Rcpp, RcppEigen
Suggests: testthat
Published: 2023-11-17
Author: Ted Enamorado [aut, cre], Ben Fifield [aut], Kosuke Imai [aut]
Maintainer: Ted Enamorado <ted.enamorado at gmail.com>
BugReports: https://github.com/kosukeimai/fastLink/issues
License: GPL (≥ 3)
NeedsCompilation: yes
In views: MissingData, OfficialStatistics
CRAN checks: fastLink results

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Reference manual: fastLink.pdf

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Package source: fastLink_0.6.1.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: fastLink_0.6.1.zip, r-release: fastLink_0.6.1.zip, r-oldrel: fastLink_0.6.1.zip
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): fastLink_0.6.1.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): fastLink_0.6.1.tgz, r-release (x86_64): fastLink_0.6.1.tgz
Old sources: fastLink archive

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Reverse imports: ShinyLink

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