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Spatial Smoothing and Statistical Disclosure Control

  • Edwin de Jonge
  • Peter-Paul de WolfEmail author
Conference paper
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 9867)

Abstract

Cartographic maps have many practical uses and can be an attractive alternative for disseminating detailed frequency tables. However, a detailed map may disclose private data of individual units of a population. We will describe some smoothing algorithms to display spatial distribution patterns. In certain situations, the disclosure risk of a spatial distribution pattern, can be formulated in terms of a frequency table disclosure problem. In this paper we will explore the effects of spatial smoothing related to statistical disclosure control.

Keywords

Kernel Density Estimation Spatial Distribution Pattern Sensitive Location Spatial Estimation Small Bandwidth 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Statistics NetherlandsThe HagueThe Netherlands

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