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Tie my hands loosely

Pre-analysis plans in political science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2021

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Daniel Rubenson*
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Ryerson University
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Correspondence: Daniel Rubenson, Ryerson University, Toronto, M5B 2K3, Canada. Email: [email protected]
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Special Issue: Psychophysiology, Cognition, and Political Differences
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , Fall 2021 , pp. 142 - 151
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences

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