Groundhog Day: research without old data and old references.

Barry A HongDavid E PollioDana L DownsDaniel W CoyneCarol S North

Published in: Psychological medicine (2022)

The current valuation of newer data above older data fails to appreciate the fact that new data eventually become old, and that old data were once new. The bias demonstrated in arbitrary policies pertaining to older data and older references can be addressed by instituting comparable treatment of older and newer data and references.

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