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Research question |
What am I trying to find out? |
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Hypothesis and rationale |
What do I predict, and why? |
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Baseline |
Which configuration or previous runs will I compare against? |
| Before |
Planned changes |
What will change, and what will stay fixed? |
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Run plan |
Configuration, epochs, seeds, repetitions, and why this budget is appropriate. |
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Success criterion |
Which metric will I measure, and what outcome would support the hypothesis? |
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Observed results |
Actual measurements and links to runs and plots, including failures. |
| After |
Assessment |
Supported, contradicted, or inconclusive—with evidence and limitations. |
| After |
Next step |
Repeat, extend, revise, or explore another hypothesis—and why. |