Cross-National Comparison Study Skill

Inputs

1. Research question: exposure → outcome association to compare across countries
2. Korean data path: KNHANES CSV file
3. US data path: NHANES CSV directory (multiple tables to merge)
4. Harmonization table (optional): CSV mapping variables across surveys
   • Default: /replicate-study's references/harmonization_knhanes_nhanes.csv

Reference Files

• /write-paper's references/paper_types/cross_national.md — writing template
• /analyze-stats's references/analysis_guides/survey_weighted.md — survey-weighted analysis guide
• references/chns_coding.md — CHNS files, merge keys, coding and warnings; read it when the design includes China (3-country design)
• references/additional_variables.md — asthma, sleep, physical activity, diet, treatment and non-HDL-cholesterol coding, plus composite-score (LE8) warnings; read it when the study uses any of them