# Claude judge stays the headline (lower of two judges); judge family named next to every ratio; win/tie/loss leads

> Living preprint · as of 2026-10-25 · map node D-115 (decision) · interim record, not a final result.

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- [D-115] 2026-10-16 · Claude judge stays the headline (lower of two judges); judge family named next to every ratio; win/tie/loss leads · why: analysis-plan rule: when judges differ by > 0.05, the lower is the headline. · status: kept

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## Incoming

- led to: [X-175] XFAM: XFAM: cross-family re-judge of the existing V-para traces (the stricter judge stays the headline) → https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/map/x-175.md

Read chapter 16, Where it stands (live): https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/research/honest-number.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-1189] Name the judge family next to every ratio; lead with the stricter (Claude) judge; keep win-rate first — why: Cross-family judge ≈ +0.10 more lenient — outcome: Claim v4.2.x. · date 2026-10-16/17
- [F-1239] Claude judge stays the headline (lower of two judges); judge family named next to every ratio; win/tie/loss leads — why: analysis-plan rule: when judges differ by > 0.05, the lower is the headline — outcome: claim v4.2.x. · date 2026-10-16/17
- [F-1240] Headline judge = Claude Opus (the stricter, lower judge); cross-family numbers reported beside, labelled post-hoc (why: analysis plan's lower-judge rule) · date 2026-10-16/17 · caveat: outcome: Claim draft v4.2.x

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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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