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An Analysis of “Publication Bias” in the Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

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  • Atila Yüksel

    (Adnan Menderes University, Kusadası, Turkey)

  • Ekrem Tufan

    (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey)

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This article examines whether studies with favorable or statistically significant outcomes are more likely to be published than studies with null results. Should such a publication tendency be in the form of favoring significant findings exist, then the integrity of science, suggestions and conclusions becomes controversial. This also includes those particularly drawn from meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Drawing on a sample of research articles, an examination was undertaken to determine whether studies reporting significant findings were published more. Additional analyses were conducted to examine the validity of reject/support decisions in relation to null hypotheses tested in these studies. The share of the published articles, in which null hypotheses were rejected, was found to be much larger (81%). Interestingly however, calculated power levels and actual samples sizes of these studies were too small to confidently reject/support null hypotheses. Implications for research are discussed in the concluding section of the article.

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  • Atila Yüksel & Ekrem Tufan, 2017. "An Analysis of “Publication Bias” in the Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Research," International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics (IJABE), IGI Global, vol. 6(4), pages 19-37, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jabe00:v:6:y:2017:i:4:p:19-37
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