PARKing
Definition
PARKing (preregistering after results are known) is defined as the practice where researchers complete an experiment (possibly with infinite re-experimentation) before preregistering. This practice invalidates the purpose of preregistration, and is one of the QRPs (or, even scientific misconduct) that try to gain only “credibility that it has been preregistered.”
References:
- Ikeda, A., Xu, H., Fuji, N., Zhu, S., & Yamada, Y. (2019). Questionable research practices following pre-registration. Japanese Psychological Review, 62, 281–295.
- Yamada, Y. (2018). How to crack pre-registration: Toward transparent and open science. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1831. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01831
- Ikeda et al. (2019)
- Yamada (2018)
Originally drafted by: Qinyu Xiao
Reviewed by: Helena Hartmann, Sam Parsons, Yuki Yamada
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