Publication bias is a unique type of bias that can be especially difficult to overcome.

Publication bias is a unique type of bias that can be especially difficult to overcome. This discussion week is a little different – we will have an open discussion about publication bias. In other words, this is C You are also free to find and cite published resources on this topic – there are many interesting publications, including online blogs and reports you can access. Although you are not required to start a new thread. Your posts should build on those of others, or add new information. 

Some potential questions to get you started are:

 Have you heard about publication bias or realized it was happening?

How does publication bias affect how you think about the research you read?

Why do you think publication bias occurs?

What could really be done to prevent publication bias?