Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publication bias

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: pub-li-ca-tion bias
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.

Example Sentences

"Studies with negative results tend not to be published in scientific journals, a phenomenon known as "publication bias"."

Inflected Forms

publication biases (plural)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

funnel plot file-drawer problem

Questions

What does publication bias mean?: The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.

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