I have two lists of names that are approximately similar. So I wanted to figure out the best way to find the matches. For example, some sample data, the lists might look like: list1 = ["Colby, James"; "Arnoldson, Robert J"; "Linkletter, Mary"] list2 = ["Colby, J"; "Arnoldson, R J", "Jefferson, Robe…

I’ve done a fair amount of this kind of thing and have tried several different ways…a few things I’ve learned: Invest in tidying up your strings as it pays off (e.g., remove punctuation, separate first/last names, convert everything to upper/lower case, etc.) Take the time to figure out which stri…

Approximate string matching for two lists of names in Julia

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rafael.guerra April 3, 2024, 7:04pm 4

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