predict.problink_em: Calculate weights and probabilities for pairs

In reclin: Record Linkage Toolkit

Description

Calculate weights and probabilities for pairs

Usage

## S3 method for class 'problink_em'
predict(
  object,
  pairs = newdata,
  newdata = NULL,
  type = c("weights", "mpost", "probs", "all"),
  binary = FALSE,
  comparators,
  ...
)

Arguments

object	an object of type problink_em as produced by problink_em.
pairs	a object with pairs for which to calculate weights.
newdata	an alternative name for the pairs argument. Specify newdata or pairs.
type	a character vector of length one specifying what to calculate. See results for more information.
binary	convert comparison vectors to binary vectors using the comparison function in comparators.
comparators	a list of comparison functions (see compare_pairs). When missing attr(pairs, 'comparators') is used.
...	unused.

Value

In case of type == "weights" returns a vector (lvec or regular R-vector depending on the type of pairs). with the linkage weights. In case of type == "mpost" returns a vector with the posterior m-probabilities (probability that a pair is a match). In case of type == "probs" returns a data.frame or ldat with the m- and u-probabilities and posterior m- and u probabilities. In case type == "all" returns a data.frame or ldat with both probabilities and weights.

reclin documentation built on Nov. 23, 2021, 9:09 a.m.