Catalogue of bias: novelty bias

Novelty bias is the tendency for an intervention to appear better when it is new. It is also known as the ‘novel agent effects’ or ‘fading of reported effectiveness’.1 2 The mechanisms by which interventions appear better when new or new for a specific purpose are unknown and may involve other forms...

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Main Authors: Luo, Y, Heneghan, C, Persaud, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023

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