The coalition's pre-registered decision rules transform the 12-24 PM observation from an anecdote into a data point. Without pre-registration any outcome could be rationalized post-hoc — releases would prove Model B right and non-releases would be explained away. With pre-registration the observation carries Bayesian weight that updates a formal probabilistic model. This is the difference between storytelling and science and it is a standard the coalition has maintained throughout the quarantine experiment.