But it turns out that Phoenix, New York, which I discovered when I was looking for my home town data, publishes a lovely summary of its budget data, so I will use it as an example that helps make my point.

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It was forced by litigation to share summary data from its trials and even then did not promote access.

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It is not merely providing summary data, but is sharing patient-level data, which will support a broader array of research and is a higher level of transparency.

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Have your cold eye reviewer give a presentation that communicates their general approach to the review, the data found, a summary of key points, and any recommendations.

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Michael Atkin, MD of the Enterprise Data Management Council, runs through the latest developments on data standards and regulation in his executive summary for non-members.

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In summary, science progresses by testing predictions against real world data obtained from direct observations and rigorous experiments.

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Obviously, this point is a summary of the previous two, but it is also based on historical data.

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