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ERIC Number: EJ742353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jul
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-2909
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Reply to Wilson and Shadish (2006) and Radin, Nelson, Dobyns, and Houtkooper (2006)
Bosch, Holger; Steinkamp, Fiona; Boller, Emil
Psychological Bulletin, v132 n4 p533-537 Jul 2006
H. Bosch, F. Steinkamp, and E. Boller's (see record 2006-08436-001) meta-analysis, which demonstrated (a) a small but highly significant overall effect, (b) a small-study effect, and (c) extreme heterogeneity, has provoked widely differing responses. After considering D. B. Wilson and W. R. Shadish's (see record 2006-08436-002) and D. Radin, R. Nelson, Y. Dobyns, and J. Houtkooper's (see record 2006-08436-003) concerns about the possible effects of psychological moderator variables, the potential for missing data, and the difficulties inherent in any meta-analytic data, the authors reaffirm their view that publication bias is the most parsimonious model to account for all 3 findings. However, until compulsory registration of trials occurs, it cannot be proven that the effect is in fact attributable to publication bias, and it remains up to the individual reader to decide how the results are best and most parsimoniously interpreted.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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