This skill should be used when the user asks to "analyze experimental results", "run strict statistical analysis", "compare model performance", "generate scientific figures", "check significance", "do ablation analysis", or mentions interpreting experiment data with rigorous statistics and visualiza

Results Analysis Run strict, evidence first experimental analysis for ML/AI research. Use this skill to produce a strict analysis bundle : analysis report.md stats appendix.md figure catalog.md figures/ When the user asks for review, audit, no write, dry run, or when inputs are incomplete, use read only audit mode instead of producing files or figures. In that mode, output only valid/invalid statistics, blockers, claim candidates, and what evidence is missing. If invoked by /analyze results , the command layer may write a blocker summary, but this skill should not create figures, reports, or polished conclusions from incomplete evidence. Do not use this skill to draft a paper Results section or a full experiment wrap up report. Those belong to ml paper writing or results report . Core contract This skill is responsible for validating experiment artifacts and comparison units, running rigorous descriptive and inferential statistics, generating real scientific figures when data/logs are available, writing figure purposes, caption requirements, and interpretation checklists, surfacing limits, blockers, and missing evidence explicitly. This skill is not responsible for paper ready Results prose, manuscript narrative polishing, paper ready figure/table packaging with pubfig / pubtab , project level experiment retrospectives. If the user wants the complete post experiment summary report, hand off to results report after this bundle is ready. If the user wants publication grade figures/tables, export parameters, publication QA, or figure/table redesign, hand off to publication chart skill . Non negotiable quality bar 1. Prefer real figures over figure specs. If the data can be read, generate real figures. Do not stop at “recommended visualization”. Exception: in read only audit mode, do not generate figures; describe what figure would be valid after evidence is complete. 2. Never fabricate statistics. If sample size, seeds, or raw metrics are missing, state the blocker clearly. 3. Report complete statistics. Do not report only best scores or only p values. 4. Interpret every main figure. Every major figure must have purpose, caption requirements, and post figure interpretation notes. 5. Separate evidence from prose. This skill produces analysis artifacts; it does not write manuscript sections. Standard workflow 1. Inventory and validate artifacts Start by identifying: metric tables ( csv , json , tsv , logs), training curves and checkpoints, seeds / repeated runs, baselines, ablations, and comparison families, evaluation protocol metadata. Validate: metric direction (higher/lower is better), unit of analysis (run, subject, fold, dataset, seed), number of runs / seeds, missing values or silent failures, comparability across methods. If the comparison is not statistically valid, say so before continuing. Do not treat repeated subject × task rows, folds, windows, trials, or seeds as independent units unless the design justifies it. Common blocker: a subject × task summary table is usually a repeated measure summary, not an independent subject level sample. If subjects have multiple task rows or missing task cells, state that before any significance or winner claim. 2. Lock the comparison questions Before running statistics, define the exact comparison questions: Which method is compared to which baseline? What is the primary metric? What is the repeated measure unit? Which ablation or robustness questions matter? Which findings are decision changing? Do not mix unrelated comparisons into one undifferentiated table. 3. Run strict statistics Always produce: descriptive statistics: mean ± std when appropriate, 95% CI or another clearly justified interval, run/seed counts, significance tests with assumptions stated, effect sizes, multiple comparison handling when several contrasts are reported. Default expectation: check parametric assumptions first, use non parametric fallback when assumptions fail, state exactly what was tested and on what samples. See: references/statistical methods.md references/statistical reporting.md 4. Generate real scientific figures Produce actual figures whenever artifacts are available. Minimum expectation for a non trivial analysis bundle: one main comparison figure , one supporting figure (training dynamics / ablation / breakdown / error analysis), one exact numeric summary table in markdown. Every main figure must define: figure purpose, plotted variables, error bar meaning, caption requirements, interpretation checklist. See: references/visualization best practices.md references/figure interpretation.md 5. Write analysis artifacts analysis report.md Summarize: the analysis question, key findings, strongest supported comparisons, main caveats, what changed in the experimental understanding, claim candidates that may later be used in reports or manuscript writing. Each claim candidate should use this shape: stats appendix.md Record: descriptive statistics, test choices, assumptions checked, effect sizes, confidence intervals, multiple comparison corrections, explicit blockers and limitations. figure catalog.md For each figure, record: filename, purpose, data source, caption draft requirements, key observation, interpretation checklist, known caveats. 6. Final QA gate Do not finish until all are true: [ ] the primary comparison question is explicit, [ ] sample size / seed count is stated, [ ] inferential tests are justified, [ ] effect sizes are reported for major contrasts, [ ] real figures exist when data exists, [ ] each figure has an interpretation note, [ ] limitations and blockers are explicit, [ ] each supported or strong claim candidate has evidence, uncertainty, and allowed wording, [ ] over strong manuscript wording is explicitly blocked when evidence is insufficient, [ ] no manuscript style Results draft is included. Output structure Figure interpretation rule For every major figure, answer all three questions: 1. Why does this figure exist? 2. What exactly should the reader notice? 3. What does that observation change in our belief or next decision? If a figure cannot answer question 3, it is probably decorative rather than scientific. Read only audit mode Use this mode when: the user asks to audit or review existing artifacts, the environment is read only, the user forbids file writes or figure generation, core evidence is missing. Return: analysis questions, valid statistics, invalid or unsafe statistics, claim candidates with allowed and forbidden wording, blockers before report/figure generation. Do not create analysis output/ , figures, or reports in this mode. Quarantine any statistics file whose interpretation contradicts its own p value, test method, unit of analysis, or comparison family. Do not reuse that file for claim wording until provenance is checked. Failure mode policy When inputs are incomplete, say so explicitly. Examples: no seed level data descriptive summary only; inferential claims blocked, no comparable baseline outputs no significance claim, no readable logs cannot generate dynamics figure, too few runs effect size may be unstable; report this limitation. unclear unit of analysis no winner claim or significance claim, analysis file with contradictory interpretation quarantine it until provenance is checked. Never replace missing evidence with confident prose. Reference files Load only what is needed: references/statistical methods.md test selection and assumptions references/statistical reporting.md minimum reporting standard references/visualization best practices.md publication quality figure rules references/figure interpretation.md how to explain figures with evidence references/analysis depth.md move from observation to mechanism and decision references/common pitfalls.md common analysis and reporting failures ../research ideation/references/research contract.md shared claim candidate and claim strength contract Example files examples/example analysis report.md examples/example stats appendix.md examples/example figure catalog.md

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