Meta-analyses in psychology often overestimate evidence for and size of effects

• Published in: Royal Society open science Vol. 10; no. 7; p. 230224
• Main Authors: Bartoš, František, Maier, Maximilian, Shanks, David R, Stanley, T D, Sladekova, Martina, Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 05.07.2023
• Subjects: Bayesian inference; meta-analysis; model-averaging; model-selection; Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience; publication bias; RoBMA; model-selection; meta-analysis; publication bias; model-averaging; Bayesian inference; RoBMA

Adjusting for publication bias is essential when drawing meta-analytic inferences. However, most methods that adjust for publication bias do not perform well across a range of research conditions, such as the degree of heterogeneity in effect sizes across studies. Sladekova . 2022 (Estimating the ch...