The capacity of a dataset that has been subjected to suppression to support the same analysis as an untreated version of the data. Some disclosure control methods, particularly ones that aggregate categories, mean that analyses that might have been conducted with the untreated data can no longer be carried out. An example is the use of geographical aggregation with smaller areas being merged, preventing analysis of small administrative units using the dataset without analytical compromises.
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See also: ANALYTICAL VALIDITY, GLOBAL RECODING, STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE CONTROL
Purdam, K. and Elliot, M. (2007). A case study of the impact of statistical disclosure control on data quality in the individual UK samples of anonymised records. Environment and Planning A, 39(5), 1101–18, https://doi.org/10.1068/a38335.
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Purdam, K. and Elliot, M. (2007). A case study of the impact of statistical disclosure control on data quality in the individual UK samples of anonymised records. Environment and Planning A, 39(5), 1101–18, https://doi.org/10.1068/a38335.
