More Than Half of Statistically Significant Research Findings in the Environmental Sciences are Actually Not
Researchers have incentives to search for and selectively report findings that appear to be statistically significant and/or conform to prior beliefs. Such selective reporting practices, including p-hacking and publication bias, can lead to a distorted set of results being published, potentially undermining the process of knowledge accumulation and evidence-based decision making. We take stock of… Continue reading More Than Half of Statistically Significant Research Findings in the Environmental Sciences are Actually Not