A lot of researchers would disagree with the statement &quot;That’s not how science works: You don’t sign a contract to not change anything in your protocol as the research evolves&quot; You&#x27;ve got to complete the test using the protocol and hypotheses established at the outset. If you decide a change in protocol is required you wrap up the original test, report on the results, and then start a new test. Otherwise you end up with some combination of the issues described in <i>A menagerie of messed up data analyses and how to avoid them</i>[1]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;simplystatistics.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;01&#x2F;a-menagerie-of-messed-up-data-analyses-and-how-to-avoid-them&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;simplystatistics.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;01&#x2F;a-menagerie-of-messed...</a>