{
  "study_id": "O0-STUDY-004",
  "title": "Ensemble variance reduction — 1/K scaling under independent additive noise",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "date": "2026-07-26",
  "record_class": "SIMULATION_STUDY",
  "program": "collective-prediction",
  "research_status": "complete",
  "evidence_type": "computational_simulation",
  "replication_status": "analytically_supported",
  "physical_validation": "n/a",
  "biological_validation": "none",
  "exploratory_vs_confirmatory": "confirmatory",
  "top_line_verdict": "PRELIMINARY SUPPORT",
  "n_trials_per_cell": 5000,
  "source_records": ["OA-C001"],
  "philosophical_provenance": {
    "record": "# The O-0 Phenomenon- A Unified Framework.md",
    "section": "VII",
    "proposition": "Evolution: competition/cooperation between apparent individuals (justifies functional separation).",
    "relationship": "operationalization",
    "disclaimer": "Demonstrates one specific quantifiable utility of individuation (noise averaging). Does not thereby validate the metaphysical framing."
  },
  "files": {
    "record": "scientific_record.md",
    "run_script": "src/run_study.py",
    "summary_json": "results/summary.json",
    "figure": "figures/01_ensemble_1overK.png"
  }
}