A.B.
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Why not do it more like this?
One group comes up with an idea and writes the protocol. The protocol is published in a public repository.
Another group with no interest in any particular outcome runs the study and collects the data. We could call this the data collection group.
The data is anonymised and uploaded to the same repository the protocol is in.
Anyone is free to analyse the data and publish articles based on it, but must give credit to the protocol authors and the data collection group and document their methods.
The repository would be something similar github, which is a version control system for software engineering built for open collaboration. It allows programmers from anywhere on the planet to work on the same project. Anyone can comment or propose changes, and a detailed history of any changes is kept.
One group comes up with an idea and writes the protocol. The protocol is published in a public repository.
Another group with no interest in any particular outcome runs the study and collects the data. We could call this the data collection group.
The data is anonymised and uploaded to the same repository the protocol is in.
Anyone is free to analyse the data and publish articles based on it, but must give credit to the protocol authors and the data collection group and document their methods.
The repository would be something similar github, which is a version control system for software engineering built for open collaboration. It allows programmers from anywhere on the planet to work on the same project. Anyone can comment or propose changes, and a detailed history of any changes is kept.