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ERIC Number: EJ635552
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Seeking Explanation in Theory: Reflections on the Social Practices of Organizations that Distribute Public Use Microdata Files for Research Purposes.
Robbin, Alice; Koball, Heather
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v52 n13 p1169-89 Nov 2001
Reports findings from a small-scale survey of organizational practices to limit disclosure of confidential information prior to publishing public use microdata files and illustrates how rules for preserving confidentiality were applied in practice. Discusses Internet data security, statistical disclosure limitation (SDL) methods, and improving communication between communities of practice. (Contains 152 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Internet, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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