Determinants of selective reporting: A taxonomy based on content analysis of a random selection of the literature.

Jenny T van der SteenCornelis A van den BogertMirjam C van Soest-PoortvlietSoulmaz Fazeli FarsaniRené H J OttenGerben Ter RietLex M Bouter

Published in: PloS one (2018)

We designed a taxonomy of putative determinants of selective reporting consisting of 12 categories. The taxonomy may help develop theory about causes of selection bias and guide policies to prevent selective reporting.

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