Sensitivity methods for publication bias in a meta-analysis

Meta-analysis is the statistical part of a systematic review. Many researchers have used selection functions to model publication bias in a meta-analysis. The main problem with this approach is that it is impossible to verify that the selection function truly represents the selection process, and so...

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Main Author: Malley, Paul
Published: University of Warwick 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.524804