Practical Data-Swapping: The First Steps

The problem of statistical database confidentiality in releasing microdata is addressed through the use of approximate data-swapping. Here a portion of the microdata is replaced with a database that has been selected with approximately the same statistics. The result guarantees the confidentialityof...

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Main Author: Reiss, Steven P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Approximation algorithms
Approximation methods
Data models
Finite element methods
Probability
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Summary:The problem of statistical database confidentiality in releasing microdata is addressed through the use of approximate data-swapping. Here a portion of the microdata is replaced with a database that has been selected with approximately the same statistics. The result guarantees the confidentialityof the original data, while providing microdata with accurate statistics. Methods for achieving such transformations are considered and analyzed through simulation.
ISSN:1540-7993
1558-4046
DOI:10.1109/SP.1980.10014