Survivorship Bias: The Hidden Graveyard of Failed Evidence
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Survivorship bias explains why 1943 military analysts nearly armored the wrong parts of returning bombers, missing planes that never made it back.
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2 corrections applied: Correct author list for the 1991 Lancet publication-bias paper is Easterbrook, Berlin, Gopalan & Matthews. | Reference list: correct authors are Easterbrook, Berlin, Gopalan & Matthews.
BeforeEasterbrook, Riedel, Hess, Nakayama, Califf, and Schulman (1991), in a study of research protocols... Reference: Easterbrook, P. J., Riedel, R., Hess, G., Nakayama, J. M., Califf, R. M., & Schulman, K. A. (1991).
AfterEasterbrook, Berlin, Gopalan, and Matthews (1991), in a study of research protocols... Reference: Easterbrook, P. J., Berlin, J. A., Gopalan, R., & Matthews, D. R. (1991).
Why: Verified live article content already contains the corrected Easterbrook, Berlin, Gopalan, and Matthews author list in both the body prose and the bibliography reference entry. Checked the FAQ JSON-LD schema field; it references 'Easterbrook et al. (1991)' generically without naming co-authors, so no secondary fabrication was present. No further action needed.
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