Reproducibility, transparency, and data ethics: How and when to share data, and when not to

How do you create transparency and credibility when you cannot share the data you use? What kind of data can you share? We discuss strategies for data collection, data use, and data sharing. This is relevant if you collect your own data, or if you use confidential data.

• How do you know you can share data?
• What can you do to avoid sharing data that should not be shared?
• What are your ethical, contractual, or legal obligations?
• Where can I put data that I cannot publish?

See Reproducibility, Transparency, and Data Ethics

See also:

• Preparing code when data are not shareable: Reproducibility when data are confidential