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  • Data sharing is crucial for scientific reproducibility but is uncommon in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) due to privacy concerns.
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Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the feasibility and preliminary utility of synthetic data generation for promoting transparency and reproducibility in CSD research.
  • To assess if synthetic data can preserve statistical properties and inferential relationships from original CSD datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Ten open CSD datasets from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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  • Synthetic data were generated using the synthpop R package.
  • General utility was assessed using visual inspection and the standardized ratio of propensity mean squared error (S_pMSE); specific utility was evaluated by comparing inferential statistics (model fit, coefficients, p-values) between original and synthetic data.

Main Results:

  • All generated synthetic datasets demonstrated strong general utility, preserving univariate and bivariate distributions.
  • Six out of nine synthetic datasets successfully maintained inferential relationships, indicating strong specific utility.
  • Three datasets with hierarchical structures showed low specific utility, suggesting limitations for complex data.

Conclusions:

  • Synthetic data effectively preserves statistical properties and relationships in non-hierarchical CSD data, supporting its use for enhancing reproducibility.
  • Further research is required to develop effective methods for generating synthetic data from hierarchical structures.
  • Researchers should evaluate the utility of synthetic data for their specific use cases to ensure accurate preservation of results.