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- | * Make all analysis code available as open source | + | * Make all analysis code available as **open source** |
- | * Validate all code used to produce estimates. Possible options are | + | * **Validate** all code used to produce estimates. The purpose of validation is to ensure the code is doing what we require it to do. Possible options are: |
* Unit testing | * Unit testing | ||
* Simulation | * Simulation | ||
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* Code review | * Code review | ||
- | * Include negative controls (exposure-outcome pairs where we believe there is no effect) | + | * Include **negative controls** (exposure-outcome pairs where we believe there is no effect) |
- | * Produce calibrated p-values | + | * Produce **calibrated p-values** |
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- | * Include a risk window just prior to start of exposure to detect time-varying confounding (e.g. contra-indications, protopathic bias) | + | * Include a **risk window just prior to start of exposure** to detect time-varying confounding (e.g. contra-indications, protopathic bias) |