From: Jérôme Benoit Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 21:55:08 +0000 (+0200) Subject: chore: refine github copilot instructions X-Git-Url: https://git.piment-noir.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c3f09b737a2bc2c139f3de5c8cbca874220e4185;p=freqai-strategies.git chore: refine github copilot instructions Signed-off-by: Jérôme Benoit --- diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md index 00f655d..72a5623 100644 --- a/.github/copilot-instructions.md +++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md @@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ These instructions guide GitHub Copilot to generate changes consistent with this ## Statistical conventions +- **Hypothesis testing**: use a single test statistic (e.g., t-test) when possible. - **Divergence metrics**: document direction explicitly (e.g., KL(A||B) vs KL(B||A)); normalize distributions; add epsilon to avoid numerical issues. - **Distance vs divergence**: distinguish clearly; use consistent terminology. - **Effect sizes**: report alongside test statistics and p-values; use standard formulas; document directional interpretation. - **Distribution comparisons**: use multiple complementary metrics (parametric and non-parametric). -- **Correlations**: prefer robust methods; report confidence intervals when feasible; document assumptions. +- **Correlations**: prefer robust estimators; report the correlation estimate with a confidence interval (parametric or bootstrap) when feasible. +- **Uncertainty quantification**: use confidence intervals or credible intervals methods when feasible. - **Normality tests**: combine visual diagnostics (e.g., QQ plots) with formal tests when assumptions matter. - **Multiple testing**: document corrections or acknowledge their absence.