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About this paper
Milton S. Gomez, Tom Beucler
A two-dimensional framework is presented for systematically assessing and guiding researchers' confidence in reproducing or replicating external studies, particularly when integrating prior work as a baseline. This framework helps evaluate the equivalence of datasets, metrics, and models during both fitting and inference stages, which informs the validity of subsequent scientific claims.
Key insights
- Distinguishing between 'fitting' (model training) and 'inference' (model evaluation) provides a granular and objective measure of reproduction/replication confidence.
- The framework offers a visual trajectory of research progress, illustrating how confidence builds from initial unfamiliarity towards successful reproduction and subsequent replication.
- A researcher's position and trajectory within the framework can directly inform the nature and strength of the scientific claims that can be asserted when comparing with prior work.
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