Publication-bias assessments substantially reduce the intercept prediction, often indicating no positive transfer when the identified moderators are absent¶

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q4 i? In PET-PEESE and selection-method assessments, moderator effect sizes were minimally affected, but intercept predictions were substantially reduced, often indicating no positive transfer when none of the moderators are present. → Steven C. Pan and Timothy C. Rickard 2018

Evidence¶

Steven C. Pan and Timothy C. Rickard 2018¶

Steven C. Pan and Timothy C. Rickard. (2018). Transfer of Test-Enhanced Learning: Meta-Analytic Review and Synthesis. Psychological Bulletin. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000151

q4 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Two publication-bias assessments using PET-PEESE and various selection methods were applied to the meta-analytic dataset. The "intercept predictions were substantially reduced, often indicating no positive transfer when none of the aforementioned moderators are present," while moderator estimates held.

"In two assessments for publication bias using PET-PEESE and various selection methods, the moderator effect sizes were minimally affected. However, the intercept predictions were substantially reduced, often indicating no positive transfer when none of the aforementioned moderators are present."

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