What is publication bias?

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asked Jan 20 in Psychology by ZellaFlanner (310 points)

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answered Jan 20 by LaurenDelpra (390 points)

Publication bias is the tendency for journals to publish studies that have significant results, which can lead to an overestimation of effect sizes.

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