file drawer

collocation in English

meaningsoffileanddrawer

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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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drawer
noun
uk
/drɔːr/us
/drɔːr/
a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping ...
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(Definition offileanddrawerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffile drawer

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Thus, although it is not possible to be certain, it seems unlikely that thefiledrawerproblem substantially influenced the results reviewed here.
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Lower than expected cortisol values should not necessarily be relegated to thefiledrawerbecause they contradict the central dogma that stress must be associated with elevations in cortisol.
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This was the now familiar filing pouch that hooked over the sides of afiledrawer.
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It was faster to place an unfolded piece of paper in a folder and place the folder in a file cabinet orfiledrawer.
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Even a small number of studies lost in thefiledrawercan result in a significant bias.
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The withholding of negative publications is a widely known phenomenon that leads to a significant bias, often referred to as thefiledrawereffect.
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This issue of selective reporting differs from thefiledrawereffect in which journals fail to publish articles with negative findings.
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There are several procedures available that attempt to correct for thefiledrawerproblem, once identified, such as guessing at the cut off part of the distribution of study effects.
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Unlike the cubicle desk, carrel desks usually have no file drawers or other facilities.
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Viewers can look through hundreds of individual artists portfolios of works on paper contained within the flat file drawers.
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