§8.5 · BUILDING · 4 MIN READ · EDITION 1.0
Reporting results honestly
A qualification report should state the reference-set composition, the acceptance criteria agreed in advance, and every limitation found — not only the favourable numbers.
A single aggregate accuracy figure without reference-set composition invites the reader to assume it applies to their hardest cases; it usually does not.
State known limitations explicitly, including case types the capability was not tested against, so a later user understands the boundary of the evidence rather than discovering it in production.
PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE
- 01Publish reference-set composition alongside every result.
- 02State limitations and untested case types explicitly.
- 03Avoid a single aggregate number as the only reported measure.
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§8.5 · Edition 1.0 · Reporting results honestly