Week 3: Pre-Registration, Pre-Analysis Plans, and Meta-Analysis

Registration and Pre-Analysis Plans

What are pre-analysis plans and how does registering studies benefit the scientific community, as well as our own research? This activity introduces you to these tools.

3.1 Introduction to pre-registration

3.2 How widely can we apply pre-registration?

3.3 A pre-analysis plan example: A Sierra Leone study on GoBifo local institutional reforms

The Open Science Framework

This activity introduces you to the Open Science Framework (OSF), an online platform for registering studies, sharing research materials and working papers, and collaborating with other researchers.

3.5 The Open Science Framework

Meta-Analysis

What is meta-analysis and how can it help inform good policy? In this activity, Professor Miguel introduces us to meta-analysis, explores why it’s important for informing policy, and goes through an example.

3.8 Introduction to meta-analysis

3.9 A meta-analysis example: “Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict” Part I

3.10 A meta-analysis example: “Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict” Part II

3.11 A meta-analysis example: “Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict” Part III