Publication bias skews the research record on prosecution disparities

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jury trials divide fact-finding to jurors and law-determination to judges. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1401; Post-Mapp studies found mixed evidence on whether illegal searches actually declined. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1857; Publication bias distorts what we know about race and prosecutorial decisions — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 620 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Publication bias distorts what we know about race and prosecutorial decisions #expands (1.00) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 620