A Note on Cherry-Picking in Meta-Analyses

We study selection bias in meta-analyses by assuming the presence of researchers (meta-analysts) who intentionally or unintentionally cherry-pick a subset of studies by defining arbitrary inclusion and/or exclusion criteria that will lead to their desired results. When the number of studies is suffi...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Yoneoka, Bastian Rieck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/25/4/691