R0053-27122 · q-20261015-advance-20261118-r03-finite-confidence-interval-coverage-0097
Step-by-step derivation
S001 · implies
Before
source roles = [ci-interpretation-boundary]
After
derived = [[mode, observed_sample, posterior_by_theta, pointwise_coverage_table, posterior_equals_coverage_claim, boundary]]
Conditions: none
List the complete source field order and mode-specific roles without JavaScript or answer-shape inference;No,undefined and infinity retain their distinct meanings.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: source_ordered_fields_without_JS · Uses: G001
S002 · implies
Before
source roles = [[0, 1], [a, b], [[[22, 24], [2, 24]], [[2, 24], [22, 24]]], [[0, 0], [1, 1]]]
After
derived = [[0, 1], [a, b], [[0, 0], [1, 1]], [[11/12, 1/12], [1/12, 11/12]], [[a, [0, 0], 0], [b, [1, 1], 1]]]
Conditions: none
Bind intervals to ORIGINAL samples and probability rows/columns to ORIGINAL theta/samples BEFORE sorting those data together.Source13 theta order is numeric and sample order English canonical.Intervals are ordered and closed;each theta law is nonnegative and normalized.The same precommitted,total I(X) does not depend on unknown theta.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: CI_ORIGINAL_theta_sample_interval_probability_alignment_Source13_numeric · Uses: G001, S001
S003 · calculation
Before
CI theta0 ORIGINAL probability normalization column0 := sum(0, 11/12)
After
CI theta0 ORIGINAL probability normalization column0 = 11/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002
S004 · calculation
Before
CI theta0 ORIGINAL probability normalization column1 := sum(11/12, 1/12)
After
CI theta0 ORIGINAL probability normalization column1 = 1
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003
S005 · calculation
Before
CI theta1 ORIGINAL probability normalization column0 := sum(0, 1/12)
After
CI theta1 ORIGINAL probability normalization column0 = 1/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004
S006 · calculation
Before
CI theta1 ORIGINAL probability normalization column1 := sum(1/12, 11/12)
After
CI theta1 ORIGINAL probability normalization column1 = 1
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005
S007 · calculation
Before
CI theta0 ORIGINAL included coverage column0 := sum(0, 11/12)
After
CI theta0 ORIGINAL included coverage column0 = 11/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006
S008 · implies
Before
source roles = [0, [a, b], [[0, 0], [1, 1]], [11/12, 1/12]]
After
derived = [[[a, 0, 0, 0, Yes, 11/12], [b, 1, 1, 0, No, 1/12]], 11/12]
Conditions: none
Fix the true theta and test EVERY possible sample for L(x)<=theta<=U(x),including equality at either endpoint.Sum P_theta(x) only over hits.This is repeated-sampling coverage,not a posterior for theta after seeing data.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: CI_EVERY_sample_closed_endpoint_membership_AND_weighted_coverage · Uses: G001, S007
S009 · calculation
Before
CI theta1 ORIGINAL included coverage column1 := sum(0, 11/12)
After
CI theta1 ORIGINAL included coverage column1 = 11/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S008
S010 · implies
Before
source roles = [1, [a, b], [[0, 0], [1, 1]], [1/12, 11/12]]
After
derived = [[[a, 0, 0, 1, No, 1/12], [b, 1, 1, 1, Yes, 11/12]], 11/12]
Conditions: none
Fix the true theta and test EVERY possible sample for L(x)<=theta<=U(x),including equality at either endpoint.Sum P_theta(x) only over hits.This is repeated-sampling coverage,not a posterior for theta after seeing data.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: CI_EVERY_sample_closed_endpoint_membership_AND_weighted_coverage · Uses: G001, S009
S011 · calculation
Before
CI prior ORIGINAL normalized weight0 := sum(0, 1/2)
After
CI prior ORIGINAL normalized weight0 = 1/2
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010
S012 · calculation
Before
CI prior ORIGINAL normalized weight1 := sum(1/2, 1/2)
After
CI prior ORIGINAL normalized weight1 = 1
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S011
S013 · implies
Before
source roles = [CI prior, [0, 1], [[2, 4], [2, 4]]]
After
derived = [[(0, 1/2), (1, 1/2)], 1]
Conditions: none
Bind prior/averaging weights to ORIGINAL theta before numeric theta ordering;move each pair together.Do not substitute a slot for theta or sort weights alone.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: CI_ORIGINAL_theta_weight_pairs_NOT_slot_substitution · Uses: G001, S012
S014 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL Bayes numerator theta0 := mul(1/2, 1/12)
After
CI ORIGINAL Bayes numerator theta0 = 1/24
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S013
S015 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL evidence probability running sum0 := sum(0, 1/24)
After
CI ORIGINAL evidence probability running sum0 = 1/24
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S014
S016 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL Bayes numerator theta1 := mul(1/2, 11/12)
After
CI ORIGINAL Bayes numerator theta1 = 11/24
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S015
S017 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL evidence probability running sum1 := sum(1/24, 11/24)
After
CI ORIGINAL evidence probability running sum1 = 1/2
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S016
S018 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL posterior theta0 := div(1/24, 1/2)
After
CI ORIGINAL posterior theta0 = 1/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S017
S019 · calculation
Before
CI ORIGINAL posterior theta1 := div(11/24, 1/2)
After
CI ORIGINAL posterior theta1 = 11/12
Conditions: none
Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;no approximation,slot substitution or internally consistent changed operand.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S018
S020 · implies
Before
source roles = [b, [1/2, 1/2], [1/24, 11/24], 1/2]
After
derived = [[1/12, 11/12], [[0, 11/12], [1, 11/12]], No]
Conditions: none
Posterior=prior(theta)*P_theta(observed)/positive evidence.It treats theta as random and conditions on observed data.Coverage fixes theta and randomizes the sample,so these probabilities/conditions are not interchangeable.
Step identifiers and dependencies
Rule: CI_posterior_GIVEN_observed_data_NOT_frequentist_coverage · Uses: G001, S019