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Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org

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Binette, O; York, SA; Hickerson, E; Baek, Y; Madhavan, S; Jones, C
Published in: American Statistician
January 1, 2023

This article introduces a novel evaluation methodology for entity resolution algorithms. It is motivated by PatentsView.org, a public-use patent data exploration platform that disambiguates patent inventors using an entity resolution algorithm. We provide a data collection methodology and tailored performance estimators that account for sampling biases. Our approach is simple, practical, and principled—key characteristics that allow us to paint the first representative picture of PatentsView’s disambiguation performance. The results are used to inform PatentsView’s users of the reliability of the data and to allow the comparison of competing disambiguation algorithms.

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American Statistician

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1537-2731

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0003-1305

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

Volume

77

Issue

4

Start / End Page

370 / 380

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 0104 Statistics
 

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Binette, O., York, S. A., Hickerson, E., Baek, Y., Madhavan, S., & Jones, C. (2023). Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org. American Statistician, 77(4), 370–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.2023.2191664
Binette, O., S. A. York, E. Hickerson, Y. Baek, S. Madhavan, and C. Jones. “Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org.” American Statistician 77, no. 4 (January 1, 2023): 370–80. https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.2023.2191664.
Binette O, York SA, Hickerson E, Baek Y, Madhavan S, Jones C. Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org. American Statistician. 2023 Jan 1;77(4):370–80.
Binette, O., et al. “Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org.” American Statistician, vol. 77, no. 4, Jan. 2023, pp. 370–80. Scopus, doi:10.1080/00031305.2023.2191664.
Binette O, York SA, Hickerson E, Baek Y, Madhavan S, Jones C. Estimating the Performance of Entity Resolution Algorithms: Lessons Learned Through PatentsView.org. American Statistician. 2023 Jan 1;77(4):370–380.

Published In

American Statistician

DOI

EISSN

1537-2731

ISSN

0003-1305

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

Volume

77

Issue

4

Start / End Page

370 / 380

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 0104 Statistics