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Publications

Abrahamowicz M, Beauchamp ME, Boulesteix AL, Morris TP, Sauerbrei W, Kaufman JS, on behalf of the STRATOS Simulation Panel (2024): Data-driven simulations to assess the impact of study imperfections in time-to-event analyses. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024; kwae058, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae058
Ullmann T, Heinze G, Hafermann L, Schilhart-Wallisch C, Dunkler D, for TG2 of the STRATOS initiative (2024): Evaluating variable selection methods for multivariable regression models: A simulation study protocol. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0308543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308543
Heinze G, Baillie M, Lusa L, Sauerbrei W, Schmidt CO, Harrell FE, Huebner M on behalf of TG2 and TG3 of the STRATOS initiative (2024): Regression without regrets –initial data analysis is a prerequisite for multivariable regression. BMC Med Res Methodol 24(178). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02294-3
Boe LA, Shaw PA, Midthune D, Gustafson P, Kipnis V, Park E, Sotres-Alvarez D, Freedman L, on behalf of the Measurement Error and Misclassification Topic Group (TG4) of the STRATOS Initiative (2024): Issues in Implementing Regression Calibration Analyses. American Journal of Epidemiology, 192(8):1406–1414. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwad098
McLernon DJ, Giardiello D, Van Calster B, Wynants L, van Geloven N, van Smeden M, Therneau T, Steyerberg EW, topic groups 6 and 8 of the STRATOS Initiative (2023): Assessing performance and clinical usefulness in prediction models with survival outcomes: practical guidance for Cox proportional hazards models. Annals of Internal Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0844
Rahnenführer J, De Bin R, Benner A, Ambrogi F, Lusa L, Boulesteix AL, Migliavacca E, Binder H, Michiels S, Sauerbrei W, McShane L, for topic group “High-dimensional data” (TG9) of the STRATOS initiative (2023): Statistical analysis of high-dimensional biomedical data: a gentle introduction to analytical goals, common approaches and challenges. BMC Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02858-y
Heinze G, Boulesteix AL, Kammer M, Morris TP, White IR for the Simulation Panel of the STRATOS initiative (2023): Phases of methodological research in biostatistics - Building the evidence base for new methods. Biometrical Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.202200222 short summary
Little R.J., Carpenter J.R. and Lee K.J. (2022): A Comparison of Three Popular Methods for Handling Missing Data: Complete-Case Analysis, Inverse Probability Weighting, and Multiple Imputation. Sociological Methods & Research short summary
van Geloven N, Giardiello D, Bonneville EF, Teece L, Ramspek CL, van Smeden M, Snell KIE, van Calster B, Pohar-Perme M, Riley RD, Putter H, Steyerberg E, on behalf of the STRATOS initiative (2022): Validation of predicition models in the presence of comepting risks: a guide through modern methods. BMJ. DOI: https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069249 short summary
Baillie M, le Cessie S, Schmidt CO, Lusa L, Huebner M, for the Topic Group “Initial Data Analysis” of the STRATOS Initiative (2022): Ten simple rules for initial data analysis. PLoS Comput Biol 18(2): e1009819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009819 short summary
Wallisch C, Bach P, Hafermann L, Klein N, Sauerbrei W, Steyerberg EW, et al. (2022): Review of guidance papers on regression modeling in statistical series of medical journals. PLoS ONE 17(1): e0262918. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262918 selected parts short summary
Lee KJ, Tilling K, Cornish RP, Little RJ, Bell ML, Goetghebeur E, Hogan JW, Carpenter JR for the STRATOS initiative (2021): Framework for the Treatment And Reporting of Missing data in Observational Studies: The TARMOS framework. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.01.008 short summary
Bach P, Wallisch C, Klein N, Hafermann L, Sauerbrei W, Steyerberg EW, Heinze G, Rauch G, for topic group 2 of the STRATOS initiative (2020): Systematic review of education and practical guidance on regression modeling for medical researchers who lack a strong statistical background: Study protocol. Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241427
Boulesteix AL, Groenwold R, Abrahamowicz 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 short summary
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
Goetghebeur E, le Cessie S, De Stavola B, Moodie E, Waernbaum I on behalf of the topic group Causal Inference (TG7) of the STRATOS initiative (2020): Formulating causal questions and principled statistical answers. Statistics in Medicine. DOI: 10.1002/sim.8757 Lay Abstract
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. short summary
Wallace M on behalf of the measurement error topic group of the STRATOS Initiative (2020): Analysis in an imperfect world. Significance, 17: 14-19. short summary
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. short summary
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 short summary
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. short summary
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
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 short summary
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. short summary
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 short summary
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.
Van Calster B, Steyerberg EW, Bourne T, Timmerman D, Collins GS on behalf of the TG6 of the STRATOS initiative (2016): Flawed external validation study of the ADNEX model to diagnose ovarian cancer. Gynecological Oncology Reports 18 (2016): 49-50.
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.

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