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An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets

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Drechsler, J; Reiter, JP
Published in: Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
December 1, 2011

Highlights: Statistical agencies can release simulated data as public use files. Nonparametric regression can be adapted to simulate such datasets. Synthesizers using CART, random forests, support vector machines were compared. CART shown to give highest data utility for acceptable disclosure risk. Nonparametric methods are easy to employ and hence appealing options for agencies. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

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0167-9473

Publication Date

December 1, 2011

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55

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12

Start / End Page

3232 / 3243

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0104 Statistics
 

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Drechsler, J., & Reiter, J. P. (2011). An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 55(12), 3232–3243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2011.06.006
Drechsler, J., and J. P. Reiter. “An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets.” Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 55, no. 12 (December 1, 2011): 3232–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2011.06.006.
Drechsler J, Reiter JP. An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. 2011 Dec 1;55(12):3232–43.
Drechsler, J., and J. P. Reiter. “An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets.” Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, vol. 55, no. 12, Dec. 2011, pp. 3232–43. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.csda.2011.06.006.
Drechsler J, Reiter JP. An empirical evaluation of easily implemented, nonparametric methods for generating synthetic datasets. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. 2011 Dec 1;55(12):3232–3243.
Journal cover image

Published In

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

DOI

ISSN

0167-9473

Publication Date

December 1, 2011

Volume

55

Issue

12

Start / End Page

3232 / 3243

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0104 Statistics