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The next KE Hub online Triage Workshop will be presented by The Access Group.
Linkage of hierarchical data
Suppose you wanted to match individuals in Dataset 1 to individuals in Dataset 2. The individuals in both datasets have various identifying features - first name, last name, email, phone number, address. These features may be missing in either set, and also may have errors or differences. There is no training data. Matching individuals between the two sets is a standard problem in data linkage, and there are various standard methods which may be rule based or probabilistic or some combination of the two.
Now consider that in addition, Datasets 1 and 2 record parent-child relationships between individuals. Again, the recorded relationships may be missing or incorrect. Also, of course, not all individuals are in both datasets, so a recorded parent-child relationship in Dataset 1 may be missing either the parent or the child (as well as of course the relationship) in Dataset 2, or vice versa.
What is the best way to incorporate this relationship data into either rule-based or probabilistic linkage?
Academic mathematical scientists from KE Hub partner university departments are invited to take part in these workshops. If you would like to attend, please contact your local KE Champion to receive the meeting link or get in touch with the organisers, Lauren Hyndman and Diwei Zhou.
KE Hub Triage Workshops are informal discussion sessions where one B.I.G. Partner presents a challenge they are currently facing, with the aim of determining:
- What, if any, mathematical sciences approaches can be used to address the challenge?
- Who from the mathematical sciences community would like to take on the challenge?
- What mechanisms are most appropriate for driving the challenge forward?
The purpose of these workshops is to allow the B.I.G. Partner to engage directly with academic mathematical scientists to probe the scientific content of their proposed challenge. The environment is relaxed and interactive, and we encourage questions, clarifications and discussions throughout. You can find information on all upcoming and past workshops here.