Re: “Prespecified”
I think your point about the term, “prespecified” is well-taken. Like “best in class,” “biologically active,” and “supportive” (to name just a few), “prespecified” is a term that is sufficiently fuzzy to not mean a whole lot without the supporting details.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be
the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated
in any area of human knowledge!”