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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish Scientific journals often favor studies that reject their null hypothesis over those that fail to reject it, leading to a phenomenon known as positive publication bias. The practice of preferring to publish studies that reject their null […]

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