Blocking by partitions

Blocking consists of sorting data into similar sized partitions which have the same attribute. The objective is to restrict comparisons to the records grouped within the same partition.

To create efficient partitions, you need to find attributes which are unlikely to change, such as a person's first name or last name. By doing this, you improve the reliability of the blocking step and the computation speed of the task.

It is recommended to use the tGenKey component to generate blocking keys and to view the distribution of the blocks.

For more information on generating blocking keys, see Identification.