Reproducible research in statistics: A review and guidelines for the Biometrical Journal

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 416-427

  Hofner, Benjamin ^a   Schmid, Matthias ^b   Edler, Lutz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biometrical Journal; Guideline; Reproducible research

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); REVIEWS;

BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL; CODE REVIEW; GUIDELINE; HIGH QUALITY; LIFE-SCIENCES; MISSING CODES; MISSING DATA; REPRODUCIBILITIES; REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH; REVIEWING PROCESS;

WEBSITES;

BIOMETRY; DOCUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS;

BIOMETRY; DOCUMENTATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84959244742     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201500156     Document Type: Article

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