Data Linkage (FORS Guide)
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										crdr-4162
									
									
										
											Date of publication
										
										
											
												2022
																					
									
									
										
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											2022-09-09
										
									
									
										
											Last modified
										
										
											2025-06-10
										
									
									
										
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											Description
										
										
											This guide provides an overview of data linkage, analyses the main advantages, and summarizes the challenges quantitative researchers and data practitioners face when working with multiple data sources. Moreover, this document aims to provide examples of the developments of data linkage in Switzerland as well as inform practitioners about key steps when linking data.
										
									
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											Author(s)
										
										
											Vaccaro, Giannina / Swerts, Elfie
										
									
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												Switzerland CESSDA SP