Triple Match -- Step by Step

  1. Auto Specify. Click on Auto Specify to combine separate specifications for three dual matches into a triple match.
  2. Total Triples. Enter your estimate of the total number of triple links that exist to be found.
  3. Preferred Triples. Specify which triples should be used for calculations when more than one choice is available  (Common A, B, or C record).
  4. Group. Specify the same Group number on pairs of rows with outcomes that should be combined (1-1, 2-2, etc.).
  5. Perform Triple. Click on Perform Triple to select candidate triples, calculate posterior probabilities, and impute links.
  6. Review Triple. Click on Review Triple to review candidate triples, estimated posterior probabilities, and imputed linkage status for each imputation.