match_records: Match records
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match_records

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Match records

Description

This function matches records in dataset A to records in dataset B using the ABE method. The matched dataset includes both standard and conservative ABE matches.

Usage

match_records(
  file_A,
  fname_var_A,
  lname_var_A,
  time_var_A,
  id_var_A,
  vars_to_keep_A,
  file_B,
  fname_var_B,
  lname_var_B,
  time_var_B,
  id_var_B,
  vars_to_keep_B,
  out_path,
  out_file_name,
  timeband = 2,
  uniqueband_file = 2,
  uniqueband_match = 2
)

Arguments

`file_A`	Dataset A
`fname_var_A`	First name column in dataset A
`lname_var_A`	Last name column in dataset A
`time_var_A`	Time column in dataset A
`id_var_A`	ID column in dataset A
`vars_to_keep_A`	Other columns to be kept from dataset A
`file_B`	Dataset B
`fname_var_B`	First name column in dataset B
`lname_var_B`	Last name column in dataset B
`time_var_B`	Time column in dataset B
`id_var_B`	ID column in dataset B
`vars_to_keep_B`	Other columns to be kept from dataset B
`out_path`	Path to the directory where the output file will be saved
`out_file_name`	Output filename
`timeband`	Time band used when searching for nonexact matches
`uniqueband_file`	Uniqueness band used for conservative ABE (within)
`uniqueband_match`	Uniqueness band used for conservative ABE (between)