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statistical-problem-formulation from fourteen1416/academic-agent-toolkit is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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Formulate statistical research problems with formal notation, target parameters, assumptions, hypotheses, evaluation criteria, and theory targets.
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What the file says
# Statistical Problem Formulation ## Overview Use this skill before any method design, theory, experiment, or report writing. The goal is to transform a broad topic into a precise statistical problem. ## Required Formulation Elements | Element | Questions | |---|---| | Observed data | What is observed? What is the sample size? Are samples iid, dependent, clustered, censored, or selected? | | Data model | What family of distributions or data-generating processes is considered? | | Target | What parameter, decision, prediction, or risk is the object of study? | | Assumptions | What must hold for the target to be identifiable or the method to work? | | Hypotheses | What claims should be supported, refuted, or made inconclusive? | | Criteria | What metrics define success or failure? | | Theory target | What property should be derived: bias, variance, consistency, rate, coverage, error bound, robustness, or impossibility? | ## Handoff Schema The problem formulation should be precise enough to support this structured handoff: ```yaml topic_id: TXX title: "" research_question: "" observed_data: notation: "" …
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How to install
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Source
fourteen1416/academic-agent-toolkit · 12 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-27 · branch main
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