Mathematics provides many tools with which it is possible to model the principles and processes involved in record linkage. Basic among these tools are those found in the studies of probability and statistics. The principles of statistics tell us to analyze the problem so as to identify the variables and set up appropriate measures to quantify them. The principles of probability help us clarify and define the interrelationships between these measures. The goal is to state the relationships between these quantities mathematically and in the most effective and precise way possible.
| Section 2-1 | EXPLAINING MATCHES BY MEASURING COMPARISON ATTRIBUTES | |
| Section 2-2 | USING PROBABILITY TO MEASURE THREE KEY VARIABLES | |