Table 2 A comparison of the most common fields in the created synthetic data and the original data it was based on
Surname (top 5) | Synthetic Per cent | Original Per cent | Male forename (top 5) | Synthetic Per cent | Original Per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missing value | 1.98 | Missing value | 1.99 | ||
Smith | 0.92 | 0.94 | John | 3.44 | 3.47 |
Jones | 0.55 | 0.55 | David | 3.09 | 3.09 |
Brown | 0.46 | 0.46 | Michael | 2.95 | 2.95 |
Williams | 0.46 | 0.46 | Peter | 2.87 | 2.88 |
Taylor | 0.44 | 0.44 | Robert | 2.47 | 2.47 |
Female forename (top 5) | Synthetic Per cent | Original Per cent | Postcode (top 5) | Synthetic Per cent | Original Per cent |
Missing value | 1.99 | Missing value | 1.01 | ||
Margaret | 1.57 | 1.56 | 6210 | 2.84 | 2.84 |
Susan | 1.35 | 1.34 | 6163 | 2.33 | 2.34 |
Patricia | 1.22 | 1.22 | 6027 | 2.06 | 2.05 |
Jennifer | 1.19 | 1.20 | 6155 | 2.02 | 2.02 |
Elizabeth | 1.05 | 1.05 | 6065 | 2.00 | 1.98 |