R : Record Linkage problem with all fields combined in 1 column
问题 I have to match column a from dataset A to column b in dataset B. But the different variables aren't in separate fields(columns a, b, c) but in the same one. I have been looking at packages RecordLinkage & fastLink they work great with the fields being separated. Separate fields : # make dataframe 1 fname <- c("ash", "aalok", "aaron", "adam", "adrian", "ajay") lname <- c("perry", "phillips", "picardo", "pinck", "pinnick-flood", "pledger") dob <- c(1957, 1971, 1948, 1961, 1972, 2000) city <- c