Extensive meetings between the leaders of the contributing studies have focused on effective ways to harmonize the available variables across the studies (see "Data Harmonization" below) to minimize heterogeneity across the resulting analyses.
Data harmonization and database frame are presented.
AgMIP protocols emphasize the use of multiple models; consequently, data harmonization is essential.
"Challenges, opportunities and clinical applications of data harmonisation in diffusion MRI" "Retrospective and prospective diffusion MRI data harmonization".
In particular, we focus on the breadth-versus-depth concepts of population studies, on data harmonization, and on the challenges, ethical aspects and future perspectives of cohort studies.
In order to facilitate data harmonization, ImmPort has introduced standard vocabularies in the data templates to encourage data providers to use standard terms.
However, the problem of urban morphological data harmonization, quality, and availability are well-known, especially in developing countries.
The Alpine Convention therefore requires data harmonization as a basis for national and cross-country collaborations, soil monitoring, and sustainable management.
"The Contribution and Potential of Data Harmonization for Cross National Comparative Research," Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 7 (4) (December 2005): 313-330.
The common data element (CDE) is a consensus-based data element for data harmonization and sharing between clinical researchers, it can support data standards adoption and mapping.
The steps cover (i) legacy data identification and collection, (ii) data selection, (iii) database development and population, (iv) data harmonization and display, and (v) dataset integration.
