file-drawer problem

English

Etymology

From the notion of statistical studies that show no significant effect tending to remain unpublished in file drawers.

Noun

file-drawer problem (plural file-drawer problems)

1. The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.

See also

• funnel plot
• publication bias

Further reading

• publication bias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia