Sentences with phrase «biased than the previous study»

After identifying the sex of 474 crocs from seven sites, they discovered that the population was even more male biased than the previous study had indicated, with about 3.5 males for every female.

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Previous studies have reported that fathers often perceive that current information provided is not always appropriate to their needs (Barclay et al., 1996; Tohotoa et al., 2009), is maternally biased (Singh and Newburn, 2001; Tohotoa et al., 2009) and reinforces a feeling of being on the sideline rather than central to the pregnancy and birth experience (Moriaty, 2002).

Previous studies of the effect of breastfeeding on morbidity among full - term infants have not always accounted for selection bias that may result if infants who are breastfed are inherently healthier than bottle - fed infants.22 In the current study, the VLBW infants» ability to breastfeed did not reflect better health status as both human milk and infant formula were provided via gavage feeding especially during early enteral feedings.

Psychologists also tackled problems of publication bias head - on, he said, referring to a tendency for studies that are new and flashy to get more space in the journals than replications of previous work; that's the case even though replications are what show that science is strong.

But the nationwide movement to delete Facebook is gaining more traction than previous public protests calling for privacy and transparency, said Karthik Kannan, an expert in big data who studies systems that exploit instincts and biases to nudge human behavior.

Although this study has some shortcomings such as small sample size, potential selection bias, and less than ideal controls (eg, treatment group was seen for a longer period than control group), the results are promising and consistent with data from previous studies in non-medical patients with depression.