The Tendency for Studies with Statistically Significant Results to Be

question 29

Multiple Choice

The tendency for studies with statistically significant results to be published more so than studies with nonsignificant results is called ________.

• A)a publication bias
• B)an effect size
• C)a meta-analysis
• D)power

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