Level Up Your Entity Resolution Game: Beyond the Basics
Entity resolution (ER) - sounds complicated, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be! It’s basically just figuring out which pieces of data in your messy datasets actually refer to the same real-world thing. Think of it as connecting the dots between different bits of information about the same person, place, or concept. Why bother with ER? Because having clean, linked data is crucial for tons of stuff like: Customer 360: Get a complete picture of your customers, so you can personalize their experiences Fraud Detection: Spot suspicious activity by linking related transactions Supply Chain Resilience: Accurately monitor supply and demand of your products, from manufacturing to sales Outlook - How to Deduplicate in Python There are some fantastic open-source tools that can help you wrangle those duplicates and get your data back in shape....