Method | Description |
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Ever reported [7] | Recorded as being Aboriginal at least once in any of the data sources. |
Most recent record [7] | Recorded as being Aboriginal in the most recent record in any of the data sources. |
Weight of evidence [2] | Recorded as Aboriginal if 1) there are three or more units of information and at least two indicate that the person is Aboriginal; 2) if there are one or 2 units of information and at least one identifies the person as Aboriginal. |
Multi-stage median [9] | The weight of evidence method is applied in a two-step process: firstly to each dataset individually; and then treating the results for each dataset as units of information. |