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