{"abstract":"The reduction disagrees with its explicit aggregation oracle.","category":"Numerical aggregation","checks":9,"contract":"Rows [integer value, nonnegative frequency] represent replicated observations. Return unnormalised sum of squared deviations from their exact replicated mean as a Fraction string; zero total frequency returns None.","contract_signature":"rows","evaluation_group":"s3-na-frequency-central-scatter","failed_approach":"Subtracting the center after squaring has no centering interpretation.","family":"s3-numerical-aggregation-frequency-central-scatter-absolute-residual","id":"FA-13156","implementations":{"attempt":{"sha256":"b9f95e681831fe072d8063265efcfce97b7803b6a974768782db3a3cc5b76818","source":"\"\"\"Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only.\"\"\"\nimport json\nfrom fractions import Fraction\nfrom collections import Counter, defaultdict\nimport math\nimport itertools\nN = 1\nobservations = []\ndef solve(rows):\n    total=sum(w for x,w in rows)\n    if total==0: return None\n    center=Fraction(sum(x*w for x,w in rows),total)\n    return str(sum(abs(w*(x-center)**2-center) for x,w in rows))\ndef check(label, actual, expected):\n    observations.append({\"check\": label, \"actual\": actual, \"expected\": expected, \"passed\": actual == expected})\ncheck('regression 1', solve(*([(1, 2), (1, 2), (4, 1)],)), '36/5')\ncheck('regression 2', solve(*([(1, 2), (4, 1)],)), '6')\ncheck('regression 3', solve(*([(0, 1), (0, 3)],)), '0')\ncheck('regression 4', solve(*([],)), None)\ncheck('regression 5', solve(*([(3, 0), (8, 0)],)), None)\ncheck('regression 6', solve(*([(9, 1), (-2, 3), (5, 2)],)), '689/6')\ncheck('regression 7', solve(*([(7, 3), (1, 0)],)), '0')\ncheck('regression 8', solve(*([(1, 1), (2, 1), (5, 1)],)), '26/3')\ncheck(\"variable replication scatter\",solve([(0,N),(2,N)]),str(2*N))\nprint(json.dumps({\"observations\": observations, \"passed\": all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))\nraise SystemExit(0 if all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations) else 1)\n"},"broken":{"sha256":"ace8ce7930f172e2f0e459ad92f0f31ee557604c2b8fcd694faa8877bb42bd88","source":"\"\"\"Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only.\"\"\"\nimport json\nfrom fractions import Fraction\nfrom collections import Counter, defaultdict\nimport math\nimport itertools\nN = 1\nobservations = []\ndef solve(rows):\n    total=sum(w for x,w in rows)\n    if total==0: return None\n    center=Fraction(sum(x*w for x,w in rows),total)\n    return str(sum(w*abs(x-center) for x,w in rows))\ndef check(label, actual, expected):\n    observations.append({\"check\": label, \"actual\": actual, \"expected\": expected, \"passed\": actual == expected})\ncheck('regression 1', solve(*([(1, 2), (1, 2), (4, 1)],)), '36/5')\ncheck('regression 2', solve(*([(1, 2), (4, 1)],)), '6')\ncheck('regression 3', solve(*([(0, 1), (0, 3)],)), '0')\ncheck('regression 4', solve(*([],)), None)\ncheck('regression 5', solve(*([(3, 0), (8, 0)],)), None)\ncheck('regression 6', solve(*([(9, 1), (-2, 3), (5, 2)],)), '689/6')\ncheck('regression 7', solve(*([(7, 3), (1, 0)],)), '0')\ncheck('regression 8', solve(*([(1, 1), (2, 1), (5, 1)],)), '26/3')\ncheck(\"variable replication scatter\",solve([(0,N),(2,N)]),str(2*N))\nprint(json.dumps({\"observations\": observations, \"passed\": all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))\nraise SystemExit(0 if all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations) else 1)\n"}},"limitations":"Small offline integer/rational inputs only; no performance, statistical inference, or production-library conformance claim. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.","method":"Deterministic executable model with adversarial boundary fixtures.","provenance":{"created_by":"Failure Map","dependencies":"Python standard library","family":"s3-numerical-aggregation-frequency-central-scatter-absolute-residual","generated_at":"2026-09-29T14:39:04.229740+00:00","license":"CC0-1.0","python":"3.12.14","seed":1,"split":"open-access"},"relevance":"Exact bounded examples isolate a reduction defect without floating-point or external-service effects.","root_cause":"Absolute deviations are substituted for squared deviations.","sha256":"5658433368b539948f14fd8de26c35b82c7a064d7dc989ca6d3e3deb879015ca","title":"Frequency central scatter: Absolute deviations are substituted for squared deviations. · case 01","variant":1,"variant_policy":"Five numbered records share a model and may reuse boundary fixtures.","verified":true,"visibility":"public","verification":{"attempt":{"elapsed_ms":46.603,"exit_code":1,"observations":[{"actual":"148/25","check":"regression 1","expected":"36/5","passed":false},{"actual":"2","check":"regression 2","expected":"6","passed":false},{"actual":"0","check":"regression 3","expected":"0","passed":true},{"actual":null,"check":"regression 4","expected":null,"passed":true},{"actual":null,"check":"regression 5","expected":null,"passed":true},{"actual":"325/3","check":"regression 6","expected":"689/6","passed":false},{"actual":"14","check":"regression 7","expected":"0","passed":false},{"actual":"46/9","check":"regression 8","expected":"26/3","passed":false},{"actual":"0","check":"variable replication scatter","expected":"2","passed":false}],"passed":false,"stderr":"","stdout":"{\"observations\": [{\"check\": \"regression 1\", \"actual\": \"148/25\", \"expected\": \"36/5\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 2\", \"actual\": \"2\", \"expected\": \"6\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 3\", \"actual\": \"0\", \"expected\": \"0\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 4\", \"actual\": null, \"expected\": null, \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 5\", \"actual\": null, \"expected\": null, \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 6\", \"actual\": \"325/3\", \"expected\": \"689/6\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 7\", \"actual\": \"14\", \"expected\": \"0\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 8\", \"actual\": \"46/9\", \"expected\": \"26/3\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"variable replication scatter\", \"actual\": \"0\", \"expected\": \"2\", \"passed\": false}], \"passed\": false}\n"},"broken":{"elapsed_ms":44.404,"exit_code":1,"observations":[{"actual":"24/5","check":"regression 1","expected":"36/5","passed":false},{"actual":"4","check":"regression 2","expected":"6","passed":false},{"actual":"0","check":"regression 3","expected":"0","passed":true},{"actual":null,"check":"regression 4","expected":null,"passed":true},{"actual":null,"check":"regression 5","expected":null,"passed":true},{"actual":"25","check":"regression 6","expected":"689/6","passed":false},{"actual":"0","check":"regression 7","expected":"0","passed":true},{"actual":"14/3","check":"regression 8","expected":"26/3","passed":false},{"actual":"2","check":"variable replication scatter","expected":"2","passed":true}],"passed":false,"stderr":"","stdout":"{\"observations\": [{\"check\": \"regression 1\", \"actual\": \"24/5\", \"expected\": \"36/5\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 2\", \"actual\": \"4\", \"expected\": \"6\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 3\", \"actual\": \"0\", \"expected\": \"0\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 4\", \"actual\": null, \"expected\": null, \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 5\", \"actual\": null, \"expected\": null, \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 6\", \"actual\": \"25\", \"expected\": \"689/6\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"regression 7\", \"actual\": \"0\", \"expected\": \"0\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"regression 8\", \"actual\": \"14/3\", \"expected\": \"26/3\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"variable replication scatter\", \"actual\": \"2\", \"expected\": \"2\", \"passed\": true}], \"passed\": false}\n"}},"member_only":{"stages":["fixed"],"fields":["implementations.fixed","verification.fixed","harness","repair"],"note":"The verified repair, its recorded checks, the repair description, and the scoring harness are available to members."}}