Business Data Linking – Recent UK experience
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https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v33i1&2.432Abstract
This paper discusses recent developments in the UK Office for National Statistics in linking business data. The regulatory background, the history of the Business Data Linking Project, and a number of important results arising are described. Creating good microdata from survey data collected for aggregate analysis causes some problems, and other difficulties with generating usable data from micro studies are considered. The papernotes recent developments which improve the analytical process and offers suggestions to improve the effectiveness of microdata linking.
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