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Min-max scaling applies fitted state incorrectly · case 01

Min-max scaling applies fitted state incorrectly.

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ROOT CAUSE

The transform applies a plausible but incorrect state convention.

THE FAILURE

The transform applies a plausible but incorrect state convention.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair addresses the main convention but mishandles an edge case.

Case contract

Train and values are nonempty numeric lists. Fit min and max on train, map values linearly to that interval, and map all values to zero when the training range is zero. Round to six decimals.

Why this case matters

A small deterministic preprocessing contract makes the fit boundary and transform behavior directly inspectable.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(train, values):
    lo=min(train); hi=max(train); return [round(x/hi,6) if hi else 0 for x in values]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
t=[N,N+4]; v=[N-2,N+2,N+6]; check('inside',solve(t,v),[-0.5,0.5,1.5])
check('eval extremes do not fit',solve([0,4],[-4,8]),[-1,2])
check('training minimum',solve([N,N+2],[N]),[0])
check('constant train',solve([N,N],[N,N+3]),[0,0])
check('singleton',solve([N],[N]),[0])
check('negative interval',solve([-4,-2],[-3]),[0.5])
check('empty transform',solve([0,1],[]),[])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
inside	`[-0.2, 0.6, 1.4]`	`[-0.5, 0.5, 1.5]`	Failed
eval extremes do not fit	`[-1.0, 2.0]`	`[-1, 2]`	Passed
training minimum	`[0.333333]`	`[0]`	Failed
constant train	`[1.0, 4.0]`	`[0, 0]`	Failed
singleton	`[1.0]`	`[0]`	Failed
negative interval	`[1.5]`	`[0.5]`	Failed
empty transform	`[]`	`[]`	Passed

SHA-256 / 857431d64f4092d2e66d72cf2bb389a746c8e4fdfe7e832f4f27bd97c2310479

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(train, values):
    lo=min(train); hi=max(train); return [round((x-lo)/(hi-lo+1),6) for x in values]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
t=[N,N+4]; v=[N-2,N+2,N+6]; check('inside',solve(t,v),[-0.5,0.5,1.5])
check('eval extremes do not fit',solve([0,4],[-4,8]),[-1,2])
check('training minimum',solve([N,N+2],[N]),[0])
check('constant train',solve([N,N],[N,N+3]),[0,0])
check('singleton',solve([N],[N]),[0])
check('negative interval',solve([-4,-2],[-3]),[0.5])
check('empty transform',solve([0,1],[]),[])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
inside	`[-0.4, 0.4, 1.2]`	`[-0.5, 0.5, 1.5]`	Failed
eval extremes do not fit	`[-0.8, 1.6]`	`[-1, 2]`	Failed
training minimum	`[0.0]`	`[0]`	Passed
constant train	`[0.0, 3.0]`	`[0, 0]`	Failed
singleton	`[0.0]`	`[0]`	Passed
negative interval	`[0.333333]`	`[0.5]`	Failed
empty transform	`[]`	`[]`	Passed

SHA-256 / c0b738caf5659ddbdc59156cd1a5e308905dfec4b72453c9936097889ebc0698

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Verification & scope

Toy scalar min-max transform with a zero-range convention; clipping and production estimator APIs are outside scope. 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.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-30T16:48:34.499721+00:00.

Case digest / b06d4a853b3f12ea1ab71b3695165f0f4b3f9208a6c2fa6f89c15ab81535143f