Wang summarizes the current techniques of entity resolution to provide a reference for researchers in databases, data quality, information systems, and information integration. This book can also serve as a textbook for students of such fields as computer science, information systems, and management. It covers principles of entity resolution, entity resolution on various types of data, database techniques and entity resolution, and applications. The topics include measures of entity resolution results, entity resolution of a single relation, basic data operations for entity resolution, entity resolution in bibliographic information management, and entity resolution in healthcare.
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