fuzzy_match: Match two data bases based on names and dates of birth...

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Match two data bases based on names and dates of birth permitting differences

Description

Match two data bases based on names and dates of birth permitting differences

Usage

fuzzy_match(
  query,
  target = NULL,
  cutoff = 0.5,
  total.max = 8,
  full.max = 8,
  check.truncated = TRUE,
  truncate = "am",
  keep.all.matches = FALSE
)

Arguments

query	A data.table with the names to be matched
target	A data.table with the names to be matched to
cutoff	Remove any match with score below this number
total.max	Maximum Number of erros to permit to be considered
full.max	Maximum number of errors permited by full match
check.truncated	Checks if second last name is truncated. If truncated matches only remaining part.
truncate	The columns to truncate. Defaults to second name 'am'
keep.all.matches	if 'TRUE' the function returns a list with the final match and a table with all the matches that were considered.
min.n	Minimum number of data points needed to fit calibration model

Value

A data.table with matches

rafalab/fuzzypareo documentation built on Feb. 29, 2024, 1:49 p.m.