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1. Bias seen in behavioral studies: Analysis suggests researchers too often find what they seek.

Author

Bower, Bruce

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*RESEARCH bias, *STATISTICAL bias, *SAMPLING errors, *BEHAVIORAL research, *META-analysis, *PSYCHOBIOLOGY, *GENETIC research, *SCIENTISTS
Abstract

The article reports on a study published in the September 10, 2013 issue of "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" by evolutionary biologist Daniele Fanelli and epidemiologist John Ioannidis on evidence of bias and statistical exaggerations in behavioral research papers. They looked at meta-analyses of research in behavioral, genetics, and biobehavioral fields from the U. S., Europe and Asia, finding a higher rate of overestimation in behavioral research by American authors.

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2013
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