A study of over 18,000 effect sizes from more than 350 published studies in ecology finds clear evidence of selective reporting and exaggeration of effect sizes.
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Parker, T.H., Yang, Y. Exaggerated effects in ecology. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 1356–1357 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02156-z
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