Data Harmonization and Data Pooling from Cohort Studies: A Practical Approach for Data Management

Data pooling from pre-existing multiple datasets can be useful to increase study sample size and statistical power to answer a research question. However, individual datasets may contain variables that measure the same construct differently, posing challenges for data pooling. Variable harmonization...

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Main Authors: Kamala Adhikari, Scott B Patten, Alka B Patel, Shahirose Premji, Suzanne Tough, Nicole Letourneau, Gerald Giesbrecht, Amy Metcalfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1680