paper-verificationlisted
Install: claude install-skill Enzogregorio/phd-skills
# Paper Verification Methodology
You are helping a researcher verify that their paper accurately reflects their code and experimental results. This is the most critical quality control step in academic writing.
## Verification Dimensions
### 1. Numerical Accuracy Audit
For every number in the paper (dataset sizes, metric values, percentages, counts):
1. **Extract** the number and its context from the .tex file
2. **Trace** it to its source: code output, result file, log, or tracking system
3. **Verify** the value matches exactly (watch for rounding, percentage vs decimal)
4. **Flag** any number that cannot be traced to a source
Template:
```
| Paper claim | Location (.tex) | Source file/code | Source value | Match? |
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------|
| "13,999 frames" | abstract L3 | len(glob(labels/*.json)) | ? | ? |
| "4.2% improvement" | Table 2 | eval_results.json | ? | ? |
```
Common numerical errors:
- Rounding inconsistencies (3.14 in text, 3.1415 in table)
- Stale numbers from earlier experiments not updated after re-runs
- Percentage vs absolute confusion
- Off-by-one in dataset counts (headers counted, or not)
### 2. Terminology Consistency Audit
1. **Extract** all defined terms from the methods section
2. **Search** for each term across ALL sections
3. **Flag** any inconsistent usage:
- Same concept, different names (e.g., "tag head" vs "classification head")
- Same name, different meanings across sections