Fewer than 10% of preregistered studies include multiple-hypothesis corrections

RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-26

An empirical audit of preregistration in academic articles finds preregistrations generally strong on basics (hypotheses, outcomes, models, sample size) but thin on control variables, data cleaning, and robustness checks; multiple-hypothesis corrections appeared in fewer than 10% of cases.

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