Table 4 Abbreviated RepeAT framework with example variablesa
From: Repeat: a framework to assess empirical reproducibility in biomedical research
Publication Overview and Bibliographic Information (21 items) | |
 Article Title | Text |
 DOI | Text |
 Is the research hypothesis-driven or hypothesis-generating? | Hypothesis Driven Hypothesis Generating Unclear |
Database and Data Collection (63 items) | |
 Publication states database(s) source(s) of data? | Yes/No |
  bPublication states database(s) source(s) of data in the following location: | Not Stated Supplementary materials Body of Text |
 Query methodology | Manual extraction Digital extraction through query interface Digital extraction through honest broker Not Applicable/Not Stated |
  bDoes the shared query script for database contain comments and/or notations for ease of reproducibility? | Yes/No |
Methods: Data Mining and Cleaning (19 items) | |
 Does the research involve natural language processing or text mining? | Yes/No |
  bPlease list all software applications used for text mining:  Please enter all that apply separated by a semi-colon | Text |
  bIs the text mining software application proprietary or open?  If multiple applications were used, please select all options that apply. | 1. Proprietary 2. Mixed 3. Open |
Methods: Data Analysis (15 items) | |
 Does the author state analysis methodology and process? | Yes/No |
 Does the author indicate the software used to develop the analysis code? | Yes/No |
  bIs the analysis software proprietary or open? | Proprietary Open |
Data Sharing and Data Documentation (36 items) | |
 Is the finalized dataset shared? | Yes No |
  bWhere is the finalized dataset shared? | Affiliated Research Center Website Author’s Institution or Department Website Data Registry Journal or Publication’s Website GitHub Other |
 Is there a clear process for requesting the data? | Yes No |