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file-drawer problem

file-drawer problem noun: the bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.

Noun

file-drawer problem (plural file-drawer problems)

  1. The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.

Forms of file-drawer problem

pluralfile-drawer problems

Origin of file-drawer problem

From the notion of statistical studies that show no significant effect tending to remain unpublished in file drawers.

Questions about file-drawer problem

What does file-drawer problem mean?
File-drawer problem means the bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.
What part of speech is file-drawer problem?
File-drawer problem is a noun.
What is the plural of file-drawer problem?
The plural of file-drawer problem is file-drawer problems.

Words near file-drawer problem in the dictionary

  1. file videotape
  2. file videotapes
  3. file with
  4. file-card
  5. file-cards
  6. file-drawer problem
  7. file-drawer problems
  8. fileable
  9. filecard
  10. filecards
  11. filed

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