A scientist cites two studies that show a positive effect for her drug and ignores five other studies that show a negative effect. Which error or bias is she committing?

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A scientist cites two studies that show a positive effect for her drug and ignores five other studies that show a negative effect. Which error or bias is she committing?

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The scientist is committing a confirmation biases by ignoring the negative aspects of the study.

Elbear answered Oct 20, 2018

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