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Optimal Matching is a sequence analysis method used to measure the similarity between two sequences by calculating the minimal cost of transforming one sequence into another through a series of edit operations. It is widely applied in social sciences for analyzing life course data, such as career paths or family trajectories, by allowing researchers to identify patterns and compare life sequences effectively.
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