Publications

• Goetghebeur E, le Cessie S, De Stavola B, Moodie EE, Waernbaum I, "on behalf of" the topic group Casual Inference (TG7) of the STRATOS initiative (2020): Formulating casual questions and principled statistical answers. Statistics in Medicine. DOI:10.1002/sim.8741    Lay Abstract

• Boulesteix AL, Groenwold RHH, Abrahamovicz M, Binder H, Briel M, Hornung R, Morris TP, Rahnenführer J, Sauerbrei W for the STRATOS Simulation Panel (2020): Introduction to statistical simulations in health research. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039921

• Andersen PK, Perme MP, van Houwelingen HC, Cook RJ, Joly P, Martinussen T, Taylor JMG, Abrahamowicz M, Therneau TM for the STRATOS TG8 topic group (2020): Analysis of time-to-event for observational studies: Guidance to the use of intensity models. Statistics in Medicine. DOI:10.1002/sim.8757    Lay Abstract

• Lee KJ, Tilling K, Cornish RP, Little RJ, Bell ML, Goetghebeur E, Hogan JW, Carpenter JR for the STRATOS initiative (2020): Framework for the Treatment And Reporting of Missing data in Observational Studies: The TARMOS framework. arXiv:2004.14066.

• Keogh RH, Shaw PA, Gustafson P, Carroll RJ, Deffner V, Dodd KW, Küchenhoff H, Tooze JA, Wallace M, Kipnis V, Freedman L (2020): STRATOS guidance document on measurement error and misclassification of variables in observational epidemiology: Part 1 - Basic theory and simple methods of adjustment. Statistics in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8532

• Shaw PA, Gustafson P, Carroll RJ, Deffner V, Dodd KW, Keogh RH, Kipnis V, Tooze JA, Wallace M, Küchenhoff H, Freedman L (2020): STRATOS guidance document on measurement error and misclassification of variables in observational epidemiology: Part 2 - More complex methods of adjustment and advanced topics. Statistics in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8531

• Sauerbrei W, Perperoglou A, Schmid M, Abrahamowicz M, Becher H, Binder H, Dunkler D, Harrell Jr. FE, Royston P, Heinze G for TG2 of the STRATOS initiative (2020). State of the art in selection of variables and functional forms in multivariable analysis - outstanding issues. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 4:3, 1-18.

• Huebner M, Vach W, le Cessie S, Schmidt CO, Lusa L on behalf of the Topic Group 'Initial Data Analysis' of the STRATOS Initiative (2020): Hidden analyses: a review of reporting practice and recommendations for more transparent reporting of initial data analyses. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20(1), 1-10.

• Wallace M on behalf of the measurement error topic group of the STRATOS Initiative (2020): Analysis in an imperfect world. Significance, 17: 14-19.

• Van Calster B, McLernon DJ, van Smeden M, Wynants L, Steyerberg EW on behalf of the Topic Group ‘Evaluating diagnostic tests and prediction models’ of the STRATOS initiative (2019): Calibration: the Achilles heel of predictive analytics. BMC Medicine, 17:230, 1-7.

• Gail MH, Altman DG, Cadarette SM, Collins G, Evans SJ, Sekula P, Williamson E, Woodward M (2019): Design choices for observational studies of the effect of exposure on disease incidence. BMJ open, 9:e031031

• Wynants L, van Smeden M, McLernon DJ, Timmerman D, Steyerberg EW, Van Calster B on behalf of the Topic Group ‘Evaluating diagnostic tests and prediction models’ of the STRATOS initiative (2019): Three myths about risk thresholds for prediction models. BMC Medicine, 17:192, 1-7.

• Perperoglou A, Sauerbrei W, Abrahamowicz M, Schmid M on behalf of TG2 of the STRATOS initiative (2019): A review of spline function procedures in R. BMC Medical Research Methodology (19:46). DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0666-3

• Shaw PA, Deffner V, Keogh R, Tooze JA, Dodd KW, Küchenhoff H, Kipnis V, Freedman LS on behalf of Measurement Error and Misclassification Topic Group (TG4) of the STRATOS Initiative (2018): Epidemiologic analyses with error-prone exposures: review of current practice and recommendations. Annals of epidemiology 28 (11): 821–828. DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.09.001

• Huebner M, le Cessie S, Schmidt C, Vach W on behalf of the Topic Group “Initial Data Analysis” of the STRATOS Initiative (2018): A Contemporary Conceptual Framework for Initial Data Analysis. Observational Studies 4 (2018):171-192.

• Boulesteix AL, Binder H, Abrahamowicz M, Sauerbrei W for the Simulation Panel of the STRATOS Initiative (2018): On the necessity and design of studies comparing statistical methods. DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201700129

• Sauerbrei W, Collins GS, Huebner M, Walter SD, Cadarette SM, Abrahamowicz M on behalf of the STRATOS initiative (2017): Guidance for designing and analysing observational studies: The STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS) initiative. Medical Writing; 26(3):17-21.

• Sauerbrei W, Abrahamowicz M, le Cessie S for the STRATOS initiative (2016): The STRATOS initiative - Motivation, Mission, Structure and Main Aims, ISCB News 62: 6-7.

• Sauerbrei W, Abrahamowicz M, Altman DG, le Cessie S and Carpenter J on behalf of STRATOS initiative (2014): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies: The STRATOS initiative. Statistics in Medicine, 33: 5413-5432.

Series of Papers for the Biometric Bulletin:

• Sauerbrei W, Huebner M, Collins GS, Lee K, Freedman L, Gail M, Goetghebeur E, Rahnenfuehrer J, Abrahamowicz M on behalf of the STRATOS initiative (2017): STRATOS inititative – Guidance for designing and analyzing observational studies. Biometric Bulletin; 34(3):18-20.
   
• Carpenter J, Lee KJ on behalf of STRATOS TG1 (2017): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Missing Data Topic Group (TG1). Biometric Bulletin; 34(4):11-13.
   
• Freedman L, Kipnis V on behalf of STRATOS TG4 (2018): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Measurement error and Misclassification Topic Group (TG4). Biometric Bulletin; 35(1):10.
   
• Schmidt CO, Vach W, le Cessie S, Huebner M on behalf of STRATOS TG3 (2018): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Initial Data Analysis topic group (TG3). Biometric Bulletin; 35(2):10-11.
   
• Perperoglou A, Heinze G, Sauerbrei W on behalf of STRATOS TG2 (2018): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Topic Group on Selection of Variables and Functional Forms in Multivariable Analysis (TG2). Biometric Bulletin; 35(3):18-19.
   
• Waernbaum I, De Stavola B, Moodie E, le Cessie S, Goetghebeur E on behalf of STRATOS TG7 (2018): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Causal Inference Topic Group (TG7). Biometric Bulletin; 35(4):12-13.
   
• McShane L, Rahnenführer J on behalf of STRATOS TG9 (2019): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the High-dimensional Data topic group (TG9). Biometric Bulletin; 36(1): 13-14.
   
• Gail MH, Cadarette S on behalf of STRATOS TG5 (2019): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Study Design Topic Group (TG5). Biometric Bulletin; 36(2): 12-13.
   
• Andersen PK, Abrahamowicz M, Therneau TM on behalf of STRATOS TG8 (2019): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Survival Analysis Topic Group (TG8). Biometric Bulletin; 36(3): 12-13.
   
• Van Calster B, Steyerberg EW on behalf of STRATOS TG6 (2020): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Topic Group on Evaluating Diagnostic Tests and Prediction Models (TG6). Biometric Bulletin; 37(1): 11-12.
   
• Boulesteix AL, Morris T, Sauerbrei W, Abrahamowicz M on behalf of the Simulation Panel (2020): STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Simulation Panel (SP). Biometric Bulletin; 37(2): 11-12.

• Baillie M, Vandemeulebroecke M on behalf of the Visualisation Panel (2020); STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies (STRATOS): Introducing the Visualisation Panel (SP). Biometrical Bulletin; 37(3): 14-15.