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Methodology

SynLBD Beta Data Product

  • Synthesizes information on establishments'
    • Employment
    • Payroll
    • Birth and death years
    • Industrial classification
  • Generated by
    • Fitting models on sensitive information in the collected data
    • Simulating replacement values from these models
    • Testing them for disclosure risk
  • An experimental data product produced by the U.S. Census Bureau in collaboration with
    • Duke University
    • Cornell University
    • National Institute of Statistical Sciences
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • National Science Foundation

For detailed information see:

  Appendix: LBD Synthesis Procedures PDF (138 KB)

Page Last Revised - February 12, 2025