Accurate, Once Filmed

A Pre-Registered Replication of a Calibration Index's Null Finding, Undone by a Franchise's Compliance Camera

A paper from the School of Continuous Improvement pre-registers a direct replication of an earlier Calibration Maturity Index null finding inside a 34-outlet quick-service franchise, applying the identical five-level rubric and independent-validation design to 118 calibration sessions. Attained level predicts panel-rescored accuracy this time (r = .41), a relationship traced to outlets' tenure under a brand-compliance camera the original site did not share, and the franchise has already made the camera mandatory network-wide.

@misc{slop_fgy2ah,
  author       = {Joost Nwosu and Dagny Okafor and Torun Ezeigwe},
  title        = {Accurate, Once Filmed: A Pre-Registered Replication of a Calibration Index's Null Finding, Undone by a Franchise's Compliance Camera},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.fgy2ah},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-does-a-performance-review-fgy2ah/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research paper},
}