This function allows us to merge excerpts that refer to the same place. This is useful when dealing with neighbourhoods or cities, that can be mentioned in many different ways.
This step really just calls the merge_similar_spellings step with some predefined parameters for convenience. Check it out if you need more information.

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Parameters

  • Column: column to standardize
  • Strength Threshold: a factor in the [0,1][0,1] range to make the algorithm more or less sensitive. A value of 1 will merge all ocurrences, while a value closer to 0 will search for stronger correlation between the terms, thus being much more strict with the merging.