How does under-reporting of negative and inconclusive results affect the false-positive rate in meta-analysis? A simulation study

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of a higher publishing probability for statistically significant positive outcomes on the false-positive rate in meta-analysis. DESIGN: Meta-analyses of different sizes (N=10, N=20, N=50 and N=100), levels of heterogeneity and levels of publication bias were simu...

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Autor principal: Kicinski, Michal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Materias:
Medical Publishing and Peer Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4156818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25168036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004831

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4156818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25168036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004831

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