{
  "study": {
    "title": "Threshold-only versus full review-rule decision matrix",
    "version": "1.0",
    "conductedAt": "2026-09-16",
    "publication": "Upward Journal",
    "license": {
      "name": "CC0 1.0 Universal",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
      "scope": "The original generated decision-matrix rows and summary in the JSON and CSV are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. This dedication does not apply to the article text, third-party content, names, logos, or trademarks."
    },
    "question": "Across every combination of four controlled binary conditions, how often does a threshold-only decision differ from a full review rule?",
    "method": "Enumerate all 16 combinations of record completeness, target threshold, stop condition and remaining budget. Apply the documented decision functions to each combination.",
    "decisionOrder": [
      "Stop when a stop condition is present or the agreed budget is exhausted.",
      "Mark insufficient evidence when the record is incomplete.",
      "Continue when the record is complete and the threshold is met.",
      "Otherwise change the approach."
    ]
  },
  "summary": {
    "scenarioCount": 16,
    "thresholdOnlyContinue": 8,
    "fullRuleContinue": 1,
    "fullRuleChange": 1,
    "fullRuleStop": 12,
    "fullRuleInsufficientEvidence": 2,
    "decisionsAgree": 2,
    "decisionsDiffer": 14
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "scenarioId": "S01",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S02",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "insufficient evidence",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S03",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S04",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S05",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S06",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "insufficient evidence",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S07",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S08",
      "recordComplete": false,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S09",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S10",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "change",
      "decisionsAgree": true
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S11",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S12",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": false,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "change",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S13",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S14",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": false,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "continue",
      "decisionsAgree": true
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S15",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": false,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    },
    {
      "scenarioId": "S16",
      "recordComplete": true,
      "thresholdMet": true,
      "stopConditionPresent": true,
      "budgetAvailable": true,
      "thresholdOnlyDecision": "continue",
      "fullRuleDecision": "stop",
      "decisionsAgree": false
    }
  ]
}