Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the impact of the file-drawer problem in your meta-analysis?

a. Emailing researchers who are known for studying that topic and asking if they have any unpublished research due to null findings.
b. Reviewing conference presentations for similar topics regardless of whether the presentation reports significant results.
c. Searching for related dissertations in the Dissertation Abstracts database.
d. Doing a literature search using multiple journal article databases.


Ans: d. Doing a literature search using multiple journal article databases.

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