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Comparison Functions for Clustering and Record Linkage

v0.1.4 · Mar 8, 2025 · GPL (>= 2)

Description

Implements functions for comparing strings, sequences and numeric vectors for clustering and record linkage applications. Supported comparison functions include: generalized edit distances for comparing sequences/strings, Monge-Elkan similarity for fuzzy comparison of token sets, and L-p distances for comparing numeric vectors. Where possible, comparison functions are implemented in C/C++ to ensure good performance.

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OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies Rcpp proxy clue comparator

Version History

new 0.1.4 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.1.4 ← 0.1.3 diff Mar 7, 2025
updated 0.1.3 ← 0.1.2 diff Mar 6, 2025
updated 0.1.2 ← 0.1.1 diff Mar 15, 2022
new 0.1.1 Dec 9, 2020