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21 Supplementary Information¶
Description
Provide information about the availability of supplementary resources, such as study protocol, Web calculator, and data sets.
A study protocol is an important component of prediction model research and development, which provides details such as a clear research aim, study design, description of predictors and outcome, and a statistical analysis plan. Including this protocol can allow readers to compare what was planned with what was actually performed or achieved.
Additional tools or applications that are necessary to make individual predictions (e.g. web calculator) should be made accessible and details provided on where to access them.
Where privacy concerns do not prevent sharing, datasets and code allow subsequent research to reproduce or replicate findings.
Providing supplementary information can enhance the sustainability of the study by supporting open research efforts (e.g. responsible data sharing, open source software, open hardware, open access, open notebooks).
22 Funding¶
Description
Give the source of funding and the role of the funders for the present study.
Disclosure of funding is an important part of transparency, as it allows readers to independently judge whether there is a risk of bias in the study’s findings. It is also important to disclose when no funding was received.
In addition to identifying and evaluating a possible risk of bias in industry funded studies, disclosure of funding can also help funders identify over- or under-funded areas, which may contribute to systemic inequities in health research (e.g. lack of funding for diseases that disproportionately affect vulnerable or marginalised groups).