Meta-Regression Methods for Detecting and Estimating Empirical Effects in the Presence of Publication Selection

• Published in: Oxford bulletin of economics and statistics Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 103 - 127
• Main Author: Stanley, T. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2008; Department of Economics, University of Oxford
• Series: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
• Subjects: B40; Bias; C12; C13; Economic research; Estimation bias; Regression analysis; Research programmes; Research trends; Scientific publications; Statistical methods; Studies

This study investigates the small‐sample performance of meta‐regression methods for detecting and estimating genuine empirical effects in research literatures tainted by publication selection. Publication selection exists when editors, reviewers or researchers have a preference for statistically sig...