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. 2019 Aug 20;17(8):e3000370. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000370

Table 3. Transparency, reproducibility, and robustness indicators.

Indicators Mental Health Mortality
Khan and colleagues [4] HSC [18], ACS [19]
Data available to others
    Entirely unrestricted No No
    Under specific conditions Yes (*) Yes
Reanalysis performed by others No Yes
    Including contrarians No Yes
Results robust in different models Mostly yes Mostly yes
Prespecified protocol No Yes, not in full detail
Prespecified protocol for reanalysis No Yes

*Denmark data are available after approval only to investigators in Denmark. US data are available with payment; it is unclear whether the same exact data set as used by Khan and colleagues can be retrieved because new data continue accruing in IBM MarketScan.

Abbreviations:ACS, American Cancer Society study, HSC, Harvard Six Cities study.