Keywords
retrieval self-check
distractor density
paired simulation
reproducibility
Abstract
We evaluated retrieval self-check for retrieval-augmented answering under 12% distractor density. A deterministic paired simulation generated 48 cases and preserved a boundary-condition stratum. Mean evidence faithfulness changed from 0.479 to 0.530; the paired difference was +0.051 (95% interval +0.048 to +0.053). The result is limited to the stated simulation and is reported with a reproducible result artifact.
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