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Stanley, T. D.; Doucouliagos, Hristos – Research Synthesis Methods, 2014
Publication selection bias is a serious challenge to the integrity of all empirical sciences. We derive meta-regression approximations to reduce this bias. Our approach employs Taylor polynomial approximations to the conditional mean of a truncated distribution. A quadratic approximation without a linear term, precision-effect estimate with…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Bias, Algebra, Mathematical Formulas