What Strategy Involves Hiding Data in a Data Set to Prevent

question 19

Multiple Choice

What strategy involves hiding data in a data set to prevent someone from identifying specific individuals based on other data fields present?

• A) Anonymization
• B) Tokenization
• C) Masking
• D) Obfuscation

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

A procedure for assigning human participants or animal subjects to different groups in an experiment using randomization, ensuring each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

DACA

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Survey Research

A technique of investigation that gathers data from a group of participants by asking them questions and recording their answers.

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