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1 February 2005 THE FILE-DRAWER PROBLEM REVISITED: A GENERAL WEIGHTED METHOD FOR CALCULATING FAIL-SAFE NUMBERS IN META-ANALYSIS
Michael S. Rosenberg
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Abstract

Quantitative literature reviews such as meta-analysis are becoming common in evolutionary biology but may be strongly affected by publication biases. Using fail-safe numbers is a quick way to estimate whether publication bias is likely to be a problem for a specific study. However, previously suggested fail-safe calculations are unweighted and are not based on the framework in which most meta-analyses are performed. A general, weighted fail-safe calculation, grounded in the meta-analysis framework, applicable to both fixed- and random-effects models, is proposed. Recent meta-analyses published in Evolution are used for illustration.

Michael S. Rosenberg "THE FILE-DRAWER PROBLEM REVISITED: A GENERAL WEIGHTED METHOD FOR CALCULATING FAIL-SAFE NUMBERS IN META-ANALYSIS," Evolution 59(2), 464-468, (1 February 2005). https://doi.org/10.1554/04-602
Received: 30 September 2004; Accepted: 24 November 2004; Published: 1 February 2005
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KEYWORDS
Fail-safe numbers
file drawer problem
meta-analysis
publication bias
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