# Freeze every deciding criterion (sha256) before data; blind sets written by separate writers, never read by researchers

> Living preprint · as of 2026-10-25 · map node D-006 (decision) · interim record, not a final result.

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- [D-006] 2026-10-01 · Freeze every deciding criterion (sha256) before data; blind sets written by separate writers, never read by researchers · why: avoid post-hoc tuning. · status: kept

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## Outgoing

- uses: [G-frozen-criterion] frozen criterion (pre-registration) (every deciding rule hashed before its run) → https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/map/g-frozen-criterion.md

Read chapter 2, Building a ruler: https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/research/ruler.md

## Facts cited {#facts}

Resolve every [F-…] marker in https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/data/facts.json. Each line gives the claim, the number with its metric family, set and status, judge, n, seeds, CI, date and caveat.

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- [F-100] Freeze every deciding criterion (sha256) before data; blind sets written by separate writers, never read by researchers — why: avoid post-hoc tuning — outcome: 65/65 criterion shas verify by 10-10. · date 2026-10-01 (night)

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Cite as: r4to, independent researcher. RatLab — A Boar Research (2026), research record 1.0, as of 2026-10-25. Text and data CC BY 4.0. Fact ids or a link must travel with a quote. How to cite: https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/cite/ · https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/CITATION.cff.

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