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tegwick a9ca0adfcf feat(example): add per-entity LLM evaluations for 985 WoN entities (S3.3)
Batch evaluation of all 988 entities via OpenRouter. 984 succeeded on
first pass; 3 failed (network errors). eval-summary --update-metrics
written with per_entity_mean=3.9556.

Viability dashboard: 6/6 PASS
  redundancy_ratio   0.0061  (max 0.10)
  coverage_ratio     0.6190  (min 0.40)
  coherence_comps    0.0000  (max 3)
  consistency_cycles 0.0000  (max 0)
  granularity_entropy 2.6748 (min 1.0)
  per_entity_mean    3.9556  (min 3.5)

Dimension breakdown (mean across 985 entities):
  definition_precision  3.62
  source_grounding      4.36
  domain_placement      4.56
  vsm_relevance         3.31
  explanatory_value     3.94

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-23 09:36:46 +01:00

3.8 KiB

entity_slug, evaluator, evaluated_at, overall_score, scores
entity_slug evaluator evaluated_at overall_score scores
sovereign_parsimony_principle null 2026-02-23T06:23:08.233621 3.2
name value max_value rationale
definition_precision 3.0 5.0 The definition captures a coherent concept about government frugality contributing to national wealth, but it's somewhat broad and could apply to many forms of government efficiency. The connection between parsimony and capital preservation for productive investment provides some precision, though the concept remains fairly general.
name value max_value rationale
source_grounding 2.0 5.0 While Smith does discuss government frugality and criticizes unnecessary public expenses like gratuitous coinage, the specific formulation of a "Sovereign Parsimony Principle" as a distinct economic principle appears to be an interpretive construct rather than something Smith explicitly articulates. The underlying ideas exist in the text, but this particular conceptual packaging seems imposed.
name value max_value rationale
domain_placement 4.0 5.0 The "Regulation" domain assignment is appropriate since this principle concerns how government should manage public resources and avoid wasteful expenditures. This fits well within Smith's broader discussion of proper government functions and fiscal responsibility.
name value max_value rationale
vsm_relevance 4.0 5.0 This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation/audit) as it concerns how the sovereign should monitor and control its own resource allocation and spending efficiency. It could also relate to S5 (identity/policy) regarding fundamental principles of government fiscal behavior.
name value max_value rationale
explanatory_value 3.0 5.0 The entity provides moderate explanatory value by connecting government frugality to broader economic efficiency and capital allocation, but it doesn't reveal particularly deep mechanisms. It's more of a normative principle than an explanation of how economic systems actually function.

Evaluation: Sovereign Parsimony Principle

definition_precision — 3.0 / 5.0

The definition captures a coherent concept about government frugality contributing to national wealth, but it's somewhat broad and could apply to many forms of government efficiency. The connection between parsimony and capital preservation for productive investment provides some precision, though the concept remains fairly general.

source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss government frugality and criticizes unnecessary public expenses like gratuitous coinage, the specific formulation of a "Sovereign Parsimony Principle" as a distinct economic principle appears to be an interpretive construct rather than something Smith explicitly articulates. The underlying ideas exist in the text, but this particular conceptual packaging seems imposed.

domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain assignment is appropriate since this principle concerns how government should manage public resources and avoid wasteful expenditures. This fits well within Smith's broader discussion of proper government functions and fiscal responsibility.

vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation/audit) as it concerns how the sovereign should monitor and control its own resource allocation and spending efficiency. It could also relate to S5 (identity/policy) regarding fundamental principles of government fiscal behavior.

explanatory_value — 3.0 / 5.0

The entity provides moderate explanatory value by connecting government frugality to broader economic efficiency and capital allocation, but it doesn't reveal particularly deep mechanisms. It's more of a normative principle than an explanation of how economic systems actually function.