Questions tagged [publication-bias]
Publication bias occurs when positive/statistically significant findings are more likely to be published than negative/statistically insignificant ones, leading to an overrepresentation of positive findings in the literature. Also known as the "file drawer effect".
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Have researchers any incentive to publish negative or confirmatory results?
Negative results are sometimes seen as failures, and confirmatory results as lack of creativity, even though both kinds can be useful. Have researchers any incentive to publish negative or ...
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Do industry-sponsored papers contain more incorrect results than papers that aren't industry-sponsored?
Are there any research/study/survey that tried to analyze whether industry-sponsored papers contain more incorrect results than papers that aren't industry-sponsored, and if so, to what extent?
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