Protocol Blocks Over 72% of p-Hacking Transfer Across Two Tasks

krisgligoric · x · 2026-07-06

The protocol was evaluated on two tasks with "zero true effects," meaning any significant result was considered p-hacking. The testing covered 20 models, 4 providers, and 11 configurations. The protocol successfully blocked 73.9% and 72.7% of p-hacking transfers across the two tasks, respectively.

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