noun phrase · academic
publication bias
/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən ˈbaɪəs/pub·li·CA·tion BI·as
the tendency for journals or researchers to publish positive or significant results more often than negative or null results
Examples
“Many meta-analyses try to account for publication bias when estimating treatment effects.”
“Publication bias can give a distorted picture of how well an intervention works.”
“Journals that prefer positive results may increase the risk of publication bias.”
Band 8 sentence
“When interpreting meta-analyses, it is essential to evaluate publication bias because it can substantially exaggerate an intervention's apparent efficacy.”
Collocations
- suffer from publication bias
- mitigate publication bias
- assess publication bias
Word family
Common mistakes
publish bias→publication bias
bias in publication→publication bias
Say it for a higher band
5publish bias→6bias in publication→7+publication bias
Synonyms
reporting bias
Easily confused
reporting bias
“Selective outcome reporting in trials has contributed to reporting bias.”
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