Fix D9: z-score thresholds from two-tailed to one-tailed#2518
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Pull request overview
This PR aims to align Delphi’s representativeness significance gating with the Clojure reference by switching z-score significance checks from two-tailed (abs(z) >= threshold) to one-tailed, strict comparisons (z > threshold), and by removing the now-dead pca_kmeans_rep/stats.py module + its associated tests/docs.
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- Update z-score significance semantics to one-tailed + strict
>inrepness.py, and update rep-comment selection filters accordingly. - Remove
delphi/polismath/pca_kmeans_rep/stats.pyanddelphi/tests/test_stats.py; adjust docs to point atrepness.py. - Expand D9 discrepancy tests and update repness unit test boundary expectations.
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delphi/tests/test_stats.py |
Removes tests for the deleted stats.py module. |
delphi/tests/test_repness_unit.py |
Updates z-significance unit tests for one-tailed strict behavior. |
delphi/tests/test_old_format_repness.py |
Mirrors the updated z-significance unit test expectations for the old-format path. |
delphi/tests/test_discrepancy_fixes.py |
Adds D9 semantic tests and new (currently xfailed) constant/threshold checks. |
delphi/polismath/pca_kmeans_rep/stats.py |
Deletes the legacy stats helper module. |
delphi/polismath/pca_kmeans_rep/repness.py |
Switches z-sig checks and rep-comment selection to one-tailed strict comparisons. |
delphi/docs/usage_examples.md |
Updates docs to reference statistical helpers in repness.py (needs name correction). |
delphi/docs/PLAN_DISCREPANCY_FIXES.md |
Updates plan metadata / cross-references (currently references an inconsistent PR number). |
delphi/docs/HANDOFF_PR14_VECTORIZED_REFACTOR.md |
Adds a handoff doc for the upcoming vectorized refactor/testing work. |
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delphi/tests/test_discrepancy_fixes.py:554
- These D9 tests are still marked
xfail, so CI won’t catch regressions and the suite won’t enforce the new one-tailedZ_90value. OnceZ_90is updated, remove thexfailmarker so the threshold change is actually validated.
@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="D9: Z_90=1.645 (two-tailed), target is 1.2816 (one-tailed)")
def test_z90_matches_clojure(self):
"""Z_90 should be one-tailed (1.2816), not two-tailed (1.645)."""
check.almost_equal(Z_90, 1.2816, abs=0.001,
msg=f"Z_90 should be 1.2816 (one-tailed), got {Z_90}")
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| @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="D9: Z_95=1.96 (two-tailed), target is 1.6449 (one-tailed)") | ||
| def test_z95_matches_clojure(self): | ||
| """Z_95 should be one-tailed (1.6449), not two-tailed (1.96).""" | ||
| check.almost_equal(Z_95, 1.6449, abs=0.001, | ||
| msg=f"Z_95 should be 1.6449 (one-tailed), got {Z_95}") |
## Summary - Fix D9: change z-score significance thresholds from two-tailed to one-tailed, matching Clojure's `stats.clj` - `Z_90`: 1.645 → 1.2816, `Z_95`: 1.96 → 1.6449 - Also resolves an internal inconsistency — Python's own `stats.py` already used the correct one-tailed values ## Why one-tailed? The proportion tests in Polis check whether a comment's agree (or disagree) rate is **significantly above 0.5** — a directional hypothesis. One-tailed is correct because we only care about one direction at a time. The two-tailed values were 28% more conservative, causing fewer comments to pass significance. ## Test plan - [x] TDD: removed xfail from 3 D9 tests, confirmed red (3 failures), applied fix, confirmed green - [x] Discrepancy tests: 63 passed, 6 skipped, 50 xfailed (all 7 datasets including private) - [x] Regression tests: 19 passed (all 7 datasets, golden snapshots re-recorded) - [x] Repness unit tests: 36 passed (boundary values updated to match new thresholds) - [x] 4 pre-existing failures unrelated to D9 (PCA incremental blobs, DB-dependent tests) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) ## Squashed commits - Plan: add task parallelization analysis for remaining fixes - Fix D9: match Clojure z-sig semantics (strict >, no abs) and remove dead stats.py - Re-record vw golden snapshot after D9 z-sig semantics change - Update plan: mark D9 as done, note stats.py removal for next PR - Add mathematical rigor and exhaustive testing guidance to fix plan - Plan: move PR 14 earlier (prerequisite for blob tests) + add handoff doc - Re-record golden snapshots after upstream cascade commit-id:0194003d
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Summary
stats.cljZ_90: 1.645 → 1.2816,Z_95: 1.96 → 1.6449stats.pyalready used the correct one-tailed valuesWhy one-tailed?
The proportion tests in Polis check whether a comment's agree (or disagree) rate is significantly above 0.5 — a directional hypothesis. One-tailed is correct because we only care about one direction at a time. The two-tailed values were 28% more conservative, causing fewer comments to pass significance.
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