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Fix D7: match Clojure repness metric formula (product of 4 signed values)
## Summary Changes the representativeness metric from a weighted sum of absolutes to the Clojure product formula (repness.clj:188-190). **Before (Python):** - agree_metric = `pa * (|pat| + |rat|)` — weighted sum, tolerant of weak factors - disagree_metric = `(1 - pd) * (|pdt| + |rdt|)` — doubly wrong: uses `(1-pd)` and sum **After (Clojure formula):** - agree_metric = `ra * rat * pa * pat` — product of 4 signed values - disagree_metric = `rd * rdt * pd * pdt` — product of 4 signed values The product formula is more conservative: any factor near zero kills the entire metric, requiring ALL dimensions (probability, significance, relative representativeness) to be strong simultaneously. The old disagree formula was doubly wrong: 1. Used `(1 - pd)` instead of `pd` — high metric when disagree probability is LOW 2. Used a weighted sum of absolutes instead of a signed product No feature flag for the old formula — it has no defensible behavior. ## Test plan - [x] 5 new D7 formula tests (agree product, disagree product, zero-kills-metric, sign preservation, multiple known values) - [x] Updated unit tests in test_repness_unit.py and test_old_format_repness.py - [x] Full test suite passes (excluding DynamoDB/MinIO tests) - [x] Private dataset tests pass (--include-local) - [x] Golden snapshots re-recorded for all 7 datasets 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) ## Squashed commits - Add PR description and update plan/journal for D7 fix commit-id:80eaa87c
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## PR 6: Fix D7 — Repness Metric Formula
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### TDD steps
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1. **Baseline**: 1 failed (pakistan-incremental D2, pre-existing), 102 passed, 5 skipped, 143 xfailed, 2 xpassed
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2. **Red**: Wrote 5 new D7 tests (agree product, disagree product, zero-kills-metric, sign preservation,
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multiple known values) + updated unit tests in test_repness_unit.py and test_old_format_repness.py → 7 failures
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3. **Fix**: Changed both scalar `repness_metric()` and vectorized `compute_group_comment_stats_df()`:
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- agree_metric: `pa * (|pat| + |rat|)``ra * rat * pa * pat`
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- disagree_metric: `(1 - pd) * (|pdt| + |rdt|)``rd * rdt * pd * pdt`
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4. **Green**: All 5 D7 formula tests pass + 4 blob comparison xfailed (D10 selection differs)
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5. **Full suite (public)**: 4 regression failures, all in `repness.group_repness` fields (expected —
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metric reranking changes which comments are selected)
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6. **Re-recorded golden snapshots** for all 7 datasets (public + private)
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7. **Final (with --include-local)**: 1 failed (pakistan-incremental D2, pre-existing), 98 passed,
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5 skipped, 131 xfailed, 3 xpassed — 19/19 regression tests pass
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### Changes
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- `repness.py`: `repness_metric()` changed from `p_factor * (abs(p_test) + abs(r_test))` to
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`r * r_test * p * p_test`. The old disagree formula was doubly wrong: used `(1-pd)` instead of
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`pd`, and used a weighted sum instead of a product.
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- `repness.py`: Vectorized metric in `compute_group_comment_stats_df()` updated to match.
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- `test_discrepancy_fixes.py`: Expanded `TestD7RepnessMetric` from 2 to 6 tests (5 formula + 1 blob).
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- `test_repness_unit.py`, `test_old_format_repness.py`: Updated expected values to match product formula.
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### Key insight: the old disagree formula was doubly wrong
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Python's old disagree_metric used `(1 - pd) * (|pdt| + |rdt|)`. This was wrong in two ways:
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1. Used `(1 - pd)` instead of `pd` — Clojure uses `pd` directly as the probability factor
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2. Used a weighted sum of absolutes instead of a signed product
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The old formula could produce high disagree metrics for comments with low disagree probability
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(since `1 - pd` is high when `pd` is low), which is the opposite of the intended behavior.
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### Decision: no feature flag for old formula
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The plan suggested keeping the old formula behind a flag. After investigation, the old formula
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has no defensible behavior (doubly wrong disagree, weighted sum vs product). No flag needed.
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### Session 9 (2026-03-13)
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- Created branch `jc/clj-parity-d7-repness-metric` on top of `jc/clj-parity-d6-two-prop-test`
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- Read Clojure source (repness.clj:188-190, finalize-cmt-stats:170-185) to verify formula
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- TDD cycle: red (7 failures across 3 test files) → fix → green (all pass)
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- Verified regression diffs are all in `repness.group_repness` — no non-repness changes
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- Re-recorded golden snapshots for all 7 datasets
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- Final validation: 19/19 regression tests pass, 1 pre-existing failure (pakistan-incremental D2)
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### What's Next
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1. **PR 7 — Fix D8 (Finalize comment stats)**: Change repful classification from
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`pa > 0.5 AND ra > 1.0` to `rat > rdt` (Clojure's simpler logic).
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## TDD Discipline
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**CRITICAL: For every fix, ALWAYS follow this order:**

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| D4 | Pseudocount formula | **PR 2** | **#2435** | **DONE**|
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| D5 | Proportion test | **PR 4** || **DONE**|
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| D6 | Two-proportion test | **PR 5** || **DONE**|
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| D7 | Repness metric | PR 6 || Fix (with flag for old formula) |
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| D7 | Repness metric | PR 6 || **DONE** |
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| D8 | Finalize cmt stats | PR 7 || Fix |
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| D9 | Z-score thresholds | **PR 3** | **#2446** | **DONE**|
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| D10 | Rep comment selection | PR 8 || Fix (with legacy env var) |

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