More Than Half of Statistically Significant Research Findings in the Environmental Sciences are Actually Not
H 0104 (Elinor Ostrom Hall)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 […]
Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation
Research Methods: Quantitative synthesis/meta-analysis, Other evidence synthesis