Why Most Discovered True Associations Are Inflated¶
Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2008). Why Most Discovered True Associations Are Inflated. Epidemiology.
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Domain-specific¶
- Publication Bias
- When a noisy effect estimate determines whether a result becomes visible, the visible effects can be exaggerated even if individual estimates were unbiased before the gate
This sourceShows that when discovery requires a noisy estimate to cross a significance threshold in an underpowered study, the effects that become visible are necessarily inflated.
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- When a noisy effect estimate determines whether a result becomes visible, the visible effects can be exaggerated even if individual estimates were unbiased before the gate
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