Statistical Disclosure Control for Microdata: Theory

This guide provides and introduction to the theory of Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC) for microdata. It includes an overview of the most commonly applied methods in SDC, a step-by-step overview of the complete SDC process and many examples from practice in National Statistics Offices (NSOs).

For guidance on the technical implementation of the theory mentioned in the guide, please refer to our guides:

- Statistical Disclosure Control for Microdata: A Practice Guide for guidance on the application of methods and on using sdcMicro from the command-line
- sdcApp manual for guidance on the application of methods and on using the GUI sdcApp available for sdcMicro