A joinder on signifying significant significance

Supports J. D. Bozarth and R. R. Roberts's (1972) comment regarding a tendency of professional journals to reject research studies that result in statistically nonsignificant findings. Since uniqueness appears to be a criterion for acceptance for publication, a selection bias is operating even...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1973-04, Vol.28 (4), p.361-362
Main Authors: Way, John G, Larimore, David L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experimentation
Human
Scientific Communication
Statistical Significance
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Summary:Supports J. D. Bozarth and R. R. Roberts's (1972) comment regarding a tendency of professional journals to reject research studies that result in statistically nonsignificant findings. Since uniqueness appears to be a criterion for acceptance for publication, a selection bias is operating even in the most randomized and carefully controlled studies that get published.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/h0038096