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    Type of resources
    Lecture
    Education level(s)
    Graduate / Professional
    Primary user(s)
    student, teacher
    Subject area(s)
    Computer Science, Information Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Pre-analysis Planning, Conceptual and Statistical Knowledge
    Last updated
    8 November 2026
    Lecture

    The What, Why, and How of Preregistration

    By Center for Open Science

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    Level Graduate / Professional · For student, teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    More researchers are preregistering their studies as a way to combat publication bias and improve the credibility of research findings. Preregistration is at its core designed to distinguish between confirmatory and exploratory results. Both are important to the progress of science, but when they are conflated, problems arise. In this webinar, we discuss the What, Why, and How of preregistration and what it means for the future of science. Visit cos.io/prereg for additional resources.

    Keywords Analysis · Data · Education · Materials · Open Scholarship Tools and Technologies · OSF · Preregistration · Publishing · Reproducibility · Research Data Management Tools · Researchers