Hi Ram, Not sure if there is something very similar to FuzzyWuzzy (Python) in R. But you can try this link https://astrostatistics.psu.edu/su07/R/html/base/html/agrep.html
It is similar kind of approximate string matching. You can set your own threshold criteria and filter data accordingly. On Tue, 25 Aug, 2020, 8:09 pm [email protected], < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have collected hospital data from multiple sources. However, each source > have different name. Trying to clean list with no duplicates. I am using R > and couldn't resolve with stringdist_join . Appreciate you suggesting some > approach. > > For example, Guntur (A.P) is listed with following names. Can we mark (or > eliminate) duplicate? > > Example 1 > SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL(GUNTUR) > SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL > SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL ( A UNIT OF SRI KANCHI KAMA KOTI MEDICAL TRUST) > > > Example 2 > ASHIRWAD HEART HOSPITAL ( GHATKOPAR ) > Ashirwad Heart Hospital > ASHIRWAD HEART HOSPITAL ( GHATKOPAR ) > Ashirwad Heart Hospita-Ghatkopar > > Thanks > Ram > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/19ee8101-84ec-42b0-974a-43035b5902f1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/19ee8101-84ec-42b0-974a-43035b5902f1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/CAKxLuZeB5_2K4Td%3DP8-_AjFob9Wp2Vc9jic649HD%2BV1itEpYfg%40mail.gmail.com.
