# kaal:claim:7456999-066

**Claim.** Finding 7 reports opposing stability orderings but does not define or test equilibrium-trajectory separation.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- the two coefficients of variation reported in Finding 7

**Source quote.**

> The proposed equilibrium-trajectory separation is not supported by the sweep. The sweep reports opposite orderings between Mode A and Mode B on two coefficients of variation, one computed on a separation ratio and one on a per-round competence gain, with effect sizes of 60-400x and 3-7x. Those coef ficients are stability statistics of simulated trajectories. They do not define or test an equilibrium-trajectory separation.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Reinforcement Learning from Reputation Feedback* (2026), V.B.7 Finding 7: two stability statistics order the modes oppositely, page 25

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Reinforcement Learning from Reputation Feedback (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7456999

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**Topics.** research-methods, empirical-evidence, ai-and-agents

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