Check whether the outcome improved
Set sampling checks
Require population, window, output unit, frame, selection method, strata, exclusions, reviewer context, label rules, nonresponse, and inference goal. Define when a sample is exploratory, representative, or risk-focused for each question.
Review sampled coverage
Apply checks to random, stratified, boundary, rare-risk, disagreement, low-confidence, and recent-change samples. Compare sample and population metadata. Record whether labels and reviewer context are clearly sufficient for the stated question.
Approve the inference
State which population, slices, labels, and decisions the sample supports. Record owner, reviewer, date, and retest trigger. Mark results exploratory or inconclusive when the frame or selection probabilities are missing.
What to carry forward
The verification record should show population, frame, selection, strata, exclusions, reviewer context, labels, and inference limits. Approve only the conclusion the sample supports. Reopen it when population, task mix, model, selection, reviewer, or question changes. Record the sampling owner and selection rationale before treating a targeted finding as prevalence data.
Technical background: Google DeepMind evaluation research.
Keep the decision with the work.
Use a Work Item in Aglet to record the problem, the evidence you have, and the next decision. Add an owner and priority, then keep updates in the discussion so the next person can follow the reasoning.
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