Meta-analysis that conceals more than it reveals: comment on Storm et al. (2010).
Hyman Ray·Psychological bulletin
Storm, Tressoldi, and Di Risio (2010) rely on meta-analyses to justify their claim that the evidence for psi is consistent and reliable. They manufacture apparent homogeneity and consistency by eliminating many outliers and combining databases whose combined effect sizes are not significantly different-even though thes…