# \#accumulation\_bias

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## [Accumulation Bias in Meta-Analysis: The Need to Consider Time in Error Control](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/accumulation-bias-in-meta-analysis-the-need-to-consider-time-in-error-control/234)

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**Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/accumulation-bias-in-meta-analysis-the-need-to-consider-time-in-error-control/234 "2019-06-28T13:29:21Z")

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ABSTRACT Judith ter Schure, Peter D. Grünwald Studies accumulate over time and meta-analyses are mainly retrospective. These two characteristics introduce dependencies between the analysis time, at which a series of st…