Talk:Publication bias

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Publication bias is a well-documented problem in a range of disciplines. See, for example, V. M. Montori, M. Smieja and G. H. Guyatt, "Publication Bias: A Brief Review for Clinicians," Mayo Clinic Proceedings 75 (2000): 1284-8; A. Thornton and P. Lee, "Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis: Its Causes and Consequences," Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 53 (2000): 207-16 [1]

[edit] Merger proposal

I suggest that File drawer problem should be merged with this article. The two terms are so closely related and the two articles are covering such similar ground that it doesn't seem useful to have separate articles. Publication bias is the more general term and this article is more developed so it makes sense to merge File drawer problem into here rather than vice-versa. --Qwfp (talk) 10:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree that "File drawer problem" is an example of Publication Bias. --71.185.40.151 (talk) 11:29, 3 June 2008 (UTC) --SV Resolution(Talk) 11:30, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Publication Bias -- is it always positive outcome?

Ionnidis( Why Most Published Research Findings Are False) states "Claimed Research Findings May Often Be Simply Accurate Measures of the Prevailing Bias". In some cases, wouldn't the prevailing bias be for a negative result? If the prevailing bias is that Wonderbread-and-bologna sandwiches don't improve serum glucose in diabetics, won't it be difficult to get a paper published that claims a positive result? --SV Resolution(Talk) 13:54, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

The article File drawer problem states

"Publication bias" is a more general term, as it may include differences in the availability or accessibility of published papers due to the language, format or journal of publication.

. What is the accepted definition of "Publication Bias" --SV Resolution(Talk) 13:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)