Rigor

Evidence provenance

Every value on this page is drawn from the current research record and fails closed: if a value cannot be verified against that record, or two source documents disagree about it, it renders as UNVERIFIED rather than falling back to an earlier number. Nothing here is typed by hand.

Validation record

Validation record
Check	Result	State
Operations test suite	892 tests passed	verified
Simulation test suite	423 tests passed	verified
Document-to-artifact claims audit	60/60	verified
Readiness authority guards	24/24	verified
Rx gateway route restriction	10/10	verified
OSF preregistration consistency	66/66	verified
Synthetic lifecycle drill	10/10	verified
Truth hierarchy	Artifact wins over document; document is corrected	verified
Simulation outputs labelled synthetic	Yes	verified
GEO Monte Carlo sessions per cell	400 sessions	verified

Protocol parameters and their sources

Frozen protocol parameters
Claim	Value	State	Source
Ring radius `protocol.radius_m`	5 m	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.1 Ring` @ `af2d884` `operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
Transmitter positions on the ring `protocol.positions`	8	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.1 Ring` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `2.6 Sectors (backstop only)` @ `af2d884`
Confirmatory GEO session length `protocol.geo_trials`	200 trials	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884`
Sham share of a confirmatory GEO session `protocol.sham_share`	0.2	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884`
Sham trials per confirmatory GEO session `protocol.sham_trials`	40 trials	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884`
Direct (ping) trials per confirmatory GEO session `protocol.direct_trials`	160 trials	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `3.4 Trial counts` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884`
Confirmatory alpha (directional primary) `protocol.alpha`	0.005	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `2.5 V-test (confirmatory directional primary)` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `11. Alpha recap` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `4.1 Confirmatory GEO` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `6. Alpha, stopping, and publish posture` @ `af2d884`
Confirmatory primary test `protocol.primary_test`	V-test (modified Rayleigh), wrapped error, hypothesised direction 0°, one-sided	verified	`protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `2.5 V-test (confirmatory directional primary)` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Prereg_v1.md` § `4.1 Confirmatory GEO` @ `af2d884`

Institutional state and its sources

Institutional state
Claim	Value	State	Source
Ready to contact a university `status.outreach_ready`	Yes	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `The two verdicts` @ `af2d884`
Ready to run human participants `status.human_run_ready`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `The two verdicts` @ `af2d884` `operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
Outstanding human-run gates `status.outstanding_gates`	irb_package_ready, cop_i_identified, room_confirmed, storage_confirmed, recruitment_authorized, equipment_confirmed, human_session_authorized, human_session_scheduled, irb_submitted, irb_approved, osf_registered, physical_equipment_confirmed	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `The two verdicts` @ `af2d884`
IRB application submitted `status.irb_submitted`	No	verified	`operations/uah/IRB_SUBMISSION_PACKET.md` § `IRB submission packet — HOTE-RS-01 / GEO-01` @ `af2d884` `operations/uah/KUALI_FIELD_MAP.md` § `Kuali Build field map — HOTE-RS-01 / GEO-01` @ `af2d884`
IRB approval `status.irb_approved`	No	verified	`operations/uah/IRB_SUBMISSION_PACKET.md` § `IRB submission packet — HOTE-RS-01 / GEO-01` @ `af2d884` `operations/prereg/OSF_PREREG_READY.md` § `⛔ NOT SUBMITTED` @ `af2d884` `operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
OSF preregistration filed `status.osf_registered`	No	verified	`operations/prereg/OSF_PREREG_READY.md` § `⛔ NOT SUBMITTED` @ `af2d884` `lab_prep/Faculty_FAQ.md` § `HOTE-RS-01 / GEO-01` @ `af2d884`
Human data exists `status.human_data_present`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `HOTE-RS-01 readiness report` @ `af2d884` `protocol/HOTE-RS-01_Analysis_Lock.md` § `HOTE-RS-01 analysis lock` @ `af2d884` `operations/prereg/OSF_PREREG_READY.md` § `⛔ NOT SUBMITTED` @ `af2d884`
Faculty co-PI agreed `status.faculty_copi_identified`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
Session room confirmed `status.room_confirmed`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
Session equipment confirmed `status.equipment_confirmed`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
Recruitment authorised `status.recruitment_authorized`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `Gates` @ `af2d884`
UAH collaboration agreement `status.uah_agreement`	No	verified	`operations/readiness/READINESS_REPORT.md` § `HOTE-RS-01 readiness report` @ `af2d884`
Open institutional decisions `status.open_institutional_decisions`	28 decisions	verified	`operations/uah/OPEN_INSTITUTIONAL_DECISIONS.md` § `The list` @ `af2d884`