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    Preregistration of Study Protocols Is Unlikely to Improve the Yield From Our Science, But Other Strategies Might

    By Timothy Lash

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional, Career / Technical, Adult Education · For Student, Teacher, Librarian · Language English

    Abstract

    A recent workshop focused on the idea that protocols for nonrandomized studies should be registered in advance of their conduct. In reviewing the workshop report and publications citing it, I note a number of unfounded assumptions and little attention to competing alternatives.

    Keywords Epidemiology · Preregistration