Publication bias
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Publication bias arises from the tendency for researchers and editors to handle experimental results that are positive (they found something) differently from results that are negative (found that something did not happen) or inconclusive.
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See also
- Selection bias
- Confirmation bias
- Counternull
- List of cognitive biases
- Meta-analysis
- Null hypothesis
- Parapsychology
- Peer review
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