Federated Analysis with R/DataSHIELD –
Installation, Data Import, Data Analysis [Tutorial]
Introduction Federated Analysis (FA) has received rapidly increasing attention over the last three years in the scientific literature (Figure 1). It describes the centralized analysis of de-centralized databases while preserving the privacy of personal data. FA was proposed for the identification of rare adverse events in international post-marketing studies to overcome legal barriers [1]. This…