Studies in which the researcher failed to reject the null hypothesis are less likely to be published than studies that rejected the null hypothesis.

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This phenomenon is known as publication bias, where studies with significant findings (i.e., those rejecting the null hypothesis) are more likely to be published than studies with non-significant findings (i.e., those failing to reject the null hypothesis).

Studies in Which the Researcher Failed to Reject the Null