The Roles of a Secondary Data Analytics Tool and Experience in Scientific Hypothesis Generation in Clinical Research: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Xia Jing   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Vimla L Patel   ² , PhD ;   James J Cimino   ³ , MD ;   Jay H Shubrook   ⁴ , DO ;   Yuchun Zhou   ⁵ , PhD ;   Chang Liu   ⁶ , PhD ;   Sonsoles De Lacalle   ⁷ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

² Cognitive Studies in Medicine and Public Health, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY, United States

³ Informatics Institute, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

⁴ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University, Vallejo, CA, United States

⁵ Patton College of Education, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

⁶ Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

⁷ College of Art and Science, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, United States