A machine learning approach to predict ethnicity using personal name and census location in Canada.

Wong KO, Zaïane OR, Davis FG, Yasui Y.

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241239
Published: 2020-11-18
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0241239,
  title = {A machine learning approach to predict ethnicity using personal name and census location in Canada.},
  author = {Wong KO and  Zaïane OR and  Davis FG and  Yasui Y.},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {PLoS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0241239},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241239}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A machine learning approach to predict ethnicity using personal name and census location in Canada.
AU  - Wong KO
AU  -  Zaïane OR
AU  -  Davis FG
AU  -  Yasui Y.
PY  - 2020
JO  - PLoS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0241239
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241239
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KO, W., OR, Z., FG, D., & Y., Y. (2020). A machine learning approach to predict ethnicity using personal name and census location in Canada.. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241239

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