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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2014
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| 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 |