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Evidence Matrix

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Convert source notes into claim-level evidence with confidence and limitations.

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Build an evidence matrix that can support a final report.

Inputs:

  • Research contract.
  • Source notes.
  • sources.jsonl.
  • Existing evidence-matrix.jsonl.
  • Conflicts or gate findings.

Procedure:

  1. Enumerate answer claims

    • Extract candidate claims from source notes.
    • Group claims by subquestion.
    • Remove claims that do not answer the contract.

  2. Link sources

    • Each evidence item must reference one or more source IDs.
    • Use multiple independent sources for major claims when possible.
    • Use only sources whose sources.jsonl record has retrieval_status of retrieved or partially_retrieved and claim_support_allowed: true.
    • Exclude sources marked inaccessible, claim_support_allowed: false, metadata-only, snippet-only, or fetch_failed.

  3. Classify support

    • direct empirical result.
    • benchmark/dataset evidence.
    • theoretical argument.
    • official statement/specification.
    • expert opinion.
    • indirect/contextual evidence.

  4. Assess confidence

    • high: direct, credible, recent, and corroborated.
    • medium: credible but limited or single-source.
    • low: weak, old, indirect, or contested.

  5. Capture conflicts

    • Record conflicting evidence and why it differs.
    • Do not hide inconvenient sources.

  6. Identify gaps

    • Missing source class.
    • Missing recent evidence.
    • Missing primary evidence.
    • Unsupported final-report claim.

Output JSONL schema:

{"claim_id":"C001","subquestion":"...","claim":"...","source_ids":["S001","S002"],"support_type":"direct empirical result","confidence":"high|medium|low","evidence_summary":"...","limitations":"...","conflicts":["..."],"report_recommendation":"use|caveat|exclude"}

Also update conflicts-and-limitations.md with:

  • Strongest conflicts.
  • Evidence gaps.
  • How these affect final recommendations.

Completion criteria:

  • Report Writer can cite every key claim from the matrix.
  • QA can verify source IDs.
  • Reviewer can judge whether the method is adequate.
  • No evidence item depends on a source that Source Reader did not retrieve.