2 papers
stat.AP2026
Beyond Publication-Bias Detection: Estimating Bias under Uncertainty in Heterogeneous Literatures
Ulrich Schimmack
Meta-analysts routinely test for publication bias, but a nonsignificant test is inconclusive because it may be a Type 2 error. In a large factorial simulation, I show that publicat…
stat.ME2025
Z-Curve Plot: A Visual Diagnostic for Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis
FrantiÅ¡ek BartoÅ¡, František Bartoš, Ulrich Schimmack
Publication bias undermines meta-analytic inference, yet visual diagnostics for detecting and understanding model misfit due to publication bias are lacking. We propose the z-plot,…