Can synthetic data reproduce real-world findings in epidemiology? A replication study using adversarial random forests

Jan Kapar, Kathrin Günther, Lori Ann Vallis, Klaus Berger, Nadine Binder, Hermann Brenner, Stefanie Castell, Beate Fischer, Volker Harth, Bernd Holleczek, Timm Intemann, Till Ittermann, André Karch, Thomas Keil, Lilian Krist, Berit Lange, Michael F Leitzmann, Katharina Nimptsch, Nadia Obi, Iris Pigeot, Tobias Pischon, Tamara Schikowski, Börge Schmidt, Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Anja M Sedlmair, Justine Tanoey, Harm Wienbergen, Andreas Wienke, Claudia Wigmann, Marvin N Wright

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyag164
Published: 2026-08-18
Container: International Journal of Epidemiology
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@article{allodium:10.1093/ije/dyag164,
  title = {Can synthetic data reproduce real-world findings in epidemiology? A replication study using adversarial random forests},
  author = {Jan Kapar and Kathrin Günther and Lori Ann Vallis and Klaus Berger and Nadine Binder and Hermann Brenner and Stefanie Castell and Beate Fischer and Volker Harth and Bernd Holleczek and Timm Intemann and Till Ittermann and André Karch and Thomas Keil and Lilian Krist and Berit Lange and Michael F Leitzmann and Katharina Nimptsch and Nadia Obi and Iris Pigeot and Tobias Pischon and Tamara Schikowski and Börge Schmidt and Carsten Oliver Schmidt and Anja M Sedlmair and Justine Tanoey and Harm Wienbergen and Andreas Wienke and Claudia Wigmann and Marvin N Wright},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal of Epidemiology},
  doi = {10.1093/ije/dyag164},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag164}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Can synthetic data reproduce real-world findings in epidemiology? A replication study using adversarial random forests
AU  - Jan Kapar
AU  - Kathrin Günther
AU  - Lori Ann Vallis
AU  - Klaus Berger
AU  - Nadine Binder
AU  - Hermann Brenner
AU  - Stefanie Castell
AU  - Beate Fischer
AU  - Volker Harth
AU  - Bernd Holleczek
AU  - Timm Intemann
AU  - Till Ittermann
AU  - André Karch
AU  - Thomas Keil
AU  - Lilian Krist
AU  - Berit Lange
AU  - Michael F Leitzmann
AU  - Katharina Nimptsch
AU  - Nadia Obi
AU  - Iris Pigeot
AU  - Tobias Pischon
AU  - Tamara Schikowski
AU  - Börge Schmidt
AU  - Carsten Oliver Schmidt
AU  - Anja M Sedlmair
AU  - Justine Tanoey
AU  - Harm Wienbergen
AU  - Andreas Wienke
AU  - Claudia Wigmann
AU  - Marvin N Wright
PY  - 2026
JO  - International Journal of Epidemiology
DO  - 10.1093/ije/dyag164
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag164
ER  -

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Kapar, J., Günther, K., Vallis, L. A., Berger, K., Binder, N., Brenner, H., Castell, S., Fischer, B., Harth, V., Holleczek, B., Intemann, T., Ittermann, T., Karch, A., Keil, T., Krist, L., Lange, B., Leitzmann, M. F., Nimptsch, K., Obi, N., Pigeot, I., Pischon, T., Schikowski, T., Schmidt, B., Schmidt, C. O., Sedlmair, A. M., Tanoey, J., Wienbergen, H., Wienke, A., Wigmann, C., & Wright, M. N. (2026). Can synthetic data reproduce real-world findings in epidemiology? A replication study using adversarial random forests. International Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag164

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