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Choosing which outcomes, analyses, or results to report based on their direction, magnitude, or statistical significance.
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Use for biased selection of which findings, outcomes, or analyses are reported.Describe how omission or emphasis can make an evidence base look more decisive than it is.
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- selective reporting of outcomes
- risk of selective reporting
- bias in selecting reported results
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The protocol listed three outcomes, but selective reporting left only the favorable result in the article.
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Selective reporting concerns which results are presented within or across studies; it differs from publication bias, where entire studies may remain unseen.
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