Publication bias distorts what we know about race and prosecutorial decisions

Evidence

One should also consider the nature of publishing that may have influenced this summary. Arguably, studies are more likely to be submitted and accepted for publication if they show statistically significant results. Please consider that the published research does not fully represent the entire body of work on race and prosecutorial decision-making. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 620

Arguably, studies are more likely to be submitted and accepted for publication if they show statistically significant results. Please consider that the published research does not fully represent the entire body of work on race and prosecutorial decision-making. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 620

Categorization

• XREF: The file-drawer problem in legal research mirrors the publication-bias critique in psychology and medicine, a cross-domain parallel worth holding onto.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 620