Do’s and Don’ts of big data causal inference research
| Do | Don’t |
| Prespecify study design and analysis in the study protocol and statistical analysis plan. | Mine data for interesting results |
| Register the study for example, on ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Use tools like GitLAb to manage and share programming codes.45 | Use hypothesis tests without a good reason |
| Find a good team, data science is a team sport needing clinical, epidemiological, statistical, and programming skills. | |
| Follow the EQUATOR network reporting guidelines.46 | Assume that patient and public involvement is too difficult or less important. |
| Publish disappointing/negative findings |
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