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Berning, Carl C. and Weiss, Bernd (2016). Publication bias in the German social sciences: an application of the caliper test to three top-tier German social science journals. Qual. Quant., 50 (2). S. 901 - 918. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-7845

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Abstract

Systematic research reviews have become essential in all empirical sciences. However, the validity of research syntheses is threatened if the preparation, submission or publication of research findings depends on the statistical significance of these findings. The present study investigates publication bias in three top-tier journals in the German social sciences, utilizing the caliper test. For the period between 2001 and 2010, we have collected 156 articles that appeared in the Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (KZfSS), the Zeitschrift fur Soziologie (ZfS) and the Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS). In all three journals, we found empirical evidence for the existence of publication bias at the 10 % significance level. We also investigated possible causes linked to this bias, including single versus multiple authorship as well as academic degree. We found only weak support for the relationships between individual author characteristics and publication bias.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Berning, Carl C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weiss, Bernd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-283433
DOI:	10.1007/s11135-015-0182-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Qual. Quant.
Volume:	50
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 901 - 918
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-7845
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language STATISTICAL-INFERENCE; TEST CRITERIA; RISK-FACTORS; METAANALYSIS; PURPOSES; PUBLISH Multiple languages Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Statistics & Probability Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28343