marginally significantp = .093
Furthermore, the bias coefficient showed a marginally significant result (Bias = 6.48, p = .093), suggesting a potential but non-definitive bias, as it did not reach the conventional significance threshold of 0.05.
Furthermore, the bias coefficient showed a marginally significant result (Bias = 6.48, p = .093), suggesting a potential but non-definitive bias, as it did not reach the conventional significance threshold of 0.05.
Again, as the 95% CI includes zero (−16.91 to 39.94), this result did not reach statistical significance ( p = .43).
In summary, while there may be some indication of potential publication bias, the evidence remains inconclusive due to the limited number of studies and the marginal significance of the statistical tests ( Table 2 and Figure 5b ).