"file-drawer problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: file-drawer problems [plural]
Etymology: From the notion of statistical studies that show no significant effect tending to remain unpublished in file drawers. Head templates: {{en-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 The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst. Categories (topical): Biases Related terms: funnel plot, publication bias
    Sense id: en-file-drawer_problem-en-noun--PAyXdjq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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