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"Unknown unknowns: Is there a selection bias against null results?" (blog post, September 11, 2014)
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In CFS research, there is less bias in this regard - because null results are deemed more acceptable, though many studies still tend to focus the discussion on the positive part of their results more than the null findings in particular studies.