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-datasharing
+How to share data with a statistician
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-The Leek group guide to data sharing 
+This is a guide for anyone who needs to share data with a statistician. The target audiences I have in mind are:
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+* Scientific collaborators who need statisticians to analyze data for them
+* Students or postdocs in scientific disciplines looking for consulting advice
+* Junior statistics students whose job it is to collate/clean data sets
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+The goal of this guide is to ensure the most reproducible and the most