Statistical Methods of Confidentiality for Micro Data and Developing an Object Oriented Statistical Disclosure Control Software

Abstract

Abstract: Statistical offices collect large amounts of data for statistical purposes. A basic principle in statistical legal frameworks is that data collected for statistical purposes may only be used for the production of statistics. However, statistical offices experience increasing pressure from scientists and governments to provide access to detailed data. There are high costs and risks associated with micro data access. When micro data sets are released, it is possible that external users may attempt to breach confidentiality. In this paper, an object-oriented statistical disclosure control software, OOSDCS was developed to facilitate statisticians and to apply statistical disclosure control methods to create safe micro data files. The developed hybrid, flexible and interactive software was successfully applied as a disclosure control method.

Keywords

• Statistical Confidentiality,Statistical Disclosure Control,Disclosure Risk,Micro Data

Statistical Methods of Confidentiality for Micro Data and Developing an Object Oriented Statistical Disclosure Control Software

Abstract

Özet: İstatistik ofisleri, istatistiksel amaçlar için büyük miktarda veri toplamaktadır. İstatistiki yasal çerçevelerdeki temel ilke istatistiksel amaçlar için toplanan verilerin yalnızca istatistik üretimi için kullanılabilmesidir. Bununla birlikte, istatiksel bürolar, bilim insanlarının ve hükümetlerin detaylı verilere erişim sağlamak için gittikçe artan baskıyı yaşıyor. Mikro veri erişimi ile ilişkili yüksek maliyetler ve riskler vardır. Mikro veri setleri serbest bırakıldığında, harici kullanıcıların gizliliği ihlal etmeye çalışması olasıdır. Bu yazıda, istatistikçileri kolaylaştırmak ve güvenli mikro veri dosyaları oluşturmak için istatistiksel açıklama kontrol yöntemleri uygulamak için nesne yönelimli istatistiksel açıklama kontrol yazılımı OOSDCS geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen hibrid, esnek ve interaktif yazılım, bir açıklama kontrol yöntemi olarak başarıyla uygulanmıştır.

Keywords

• İstatistiki Gizlilik,İstatistiki Bilgi Kontrol,Bilgilendirme Riski,Mikro Veri

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