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Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences

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dc.contributor.authorChristie, Alec P.
dc.contributor.authorAbecasis, David
dc.contributor.authorAdjeroud, Mehdi
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Juan C.
dc.contributor.authorAmano, Tatsuya
dc.contributor.authorAnton, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorBaldigo, Barry P.
dc.contributor.authorBarrientos, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorBicknell, Jake E.
dc.contributor.authorBuhl, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorCebrian, Just
dc.contributor.authorCeia, Ricardo S.
dc.contributor.authorCibils-Martina, Luciana
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorClaudet, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Michael D.
dc.contributor.authorDavoult, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorDe Backer, Annelies
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Mary K.
dc.contributor.authorEddy, Tyler D.
dc.contributor.authorFrança, Filipe M.
dc.contributor.authorGardner, Jonathan P. A.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Bradley P.
dc.contributor.authorHuusko, Ari
dc.contributor.authorJones, Ian L.
dc.contributor.authorKelaher, Brendan P.
dc.contributor.authorKotiaho, Janne S.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Baucells, Adrià
dc.contributor.authorMajor, Heather L.
dc.contributor.authorMäki-Petäys, Aki
dc.contributor.authorMartín, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorMartín, Carlos A.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Philip A.
dc.contributor.authorMateos-Molina, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMcConnaughey, Robert A.
dc.contributor.authorMeroni, Michele
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Christoph F. J.
dc.contributor.authorMills, Kade
dc.contributor.authorMontefalcone, Monica
dc.contributor.authorNoreika, Norbertas
dc.contributor.authorPalacín, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorPande, Anjali
dc.contributor.authorPitcher, C. Roland
dc.contributor.authorPonce, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorRinella, Matt
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Delgado, María C.
dc.contributor.authorSchmitter-Soto, Juan J.
dc.contributor.authorShaffer, Jill A.
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Shailesh
dc.contributor.authorSher, Anna A.
dc.contributor.authorStagnol, Doriane
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Thomas R.
dc.contributor.authorStokesbury, Kevin D. E.
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Aurora
dc.contributor.authorTully, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorVehanen, Teppo
dc.contributor.authorWatts, Corinne
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Qingyuan
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, William J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-13T16:34:29Z
dc.date.available2021-01-13T16:34:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBuilding trust in science and evidence-based decision-making depends heavily on the credibility of studies and their findings. Researchers employ many different study designs that vary in their risk of bias to evaluate the true effect of interventions or impacts. Here, we empirically quantify, on a large scale, the prevalence of different study designs and the magnitude of bias in their estimates. Randomised designs and controlled observational designs with pre-intervention sampling were used by just 23% of intervention studies in biodiversity conservation, and 36% of intervention studies in social science. We demonstrate, through pairwise within-study comparisons across 49 environmental datasets, that these types of designs usually give less biased estimates than simpler observational designs. We propose a model-based approach to combine study estimates that may suffer from different levels of study design bias, discuss the implications for evidence synthesis, and how to facilitate the use of more credible study designs.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFCT PD/BD/52597/2014 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology: DL57 / 2016 UIDB/04326/2020FCT PD/BD/52597/2014pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-020-20142-ypt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14957
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherNature Researchpt_PT
dc.relationTROPICAL FOREST FRAGMENTATION: EFFECTS ON THE SPATIAL-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF ITS BAT COMMUNITIES
dc.relationTemporal dynamics of the impacts of forest fragmentation on Neotropical bat assemblages
dc.relationINSECT PREDATION BY AERIAL-FEEDING BIRDS IN MONTADOS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION AND HUMAN WELFARE
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBiaspt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversitypt_PT
dc.subjectEcologypt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmentpt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectLiteraturept_PT
dc.subjectPrevalencept_PT
dc.subjectResearch designpt_PT
dc.subjectSocial sciencespt_PT
dc.titleQuantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciencespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleTROPICAL FOREST FRAGMENTATION: EFFECTS ON THE SPATIAL-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF ITS BAT COMMUNITIES
oaire.awardTitleTemporal dynamics of the impacts of forest fragmentation on Neotropical bat assemblages
oaire.awardTitleINSECT PREDATION BY AERIAL-FEEDING BIRDS IN MONTADOS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION AND HUMAN WELFARE
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBD%2F80488%2F2011/PT
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage6377pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleNature Communicationspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
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