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Statistical validation, evaluation frameworks, and privacy-first LLM/RAG pipelines — defensible metrics for AI-driven products, from a team that's spent 15+ years doing exactly this kind of rigor for federally funded research.

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Is model A really better than model B?

Enter how two models did on the same eval items and get the accuracy gap with a confidence interval and a paired significance test. Runs in your browser.

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What you get

Typical deliverables are listed below. Your proposal specifies the included outputs, available data, timeline and fee. Choose a focused project or ongoing support. See ways to work with DASS →

Where this shows up in our work

Our team's experience building data infrastructure for field research informs the data management needed for dependable evaluation. The example below describes that research experience; it is not an AI product benchmark.

Behavioral · Field Experiment

Data infrastructure for an intervention study

Data management for study analysis

Built and managed data infrastructure to support statistical analysis and reporting for a large intervention study.

$15M+
Total awards for research our team supported
Published
Peer-reviewed research and methods
15+ yrs
Applied statistics — from RCTs to psychometrics
Since 2019
DASS statistical consulting
Methods we work in
Multilevel models Structural equation modeling Bayesian methods IRT & psychometrics Randomized controlled trials Power analysis R & reproducible code
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DASS did a fantastic job. They were patient, clear about the coding, and very responsive to my emails. They took the time to understand the overall goal before proceeding with each step. Highly recommend.
Research Client
Statistical coding & analysis

Common questions

How many test items does my eval need?

It depends on the question. Accuracy's margin of error shrinks only with the square root of the number of items: near 80% accuracy, a 5-point margin takes about 246 items and a 3-point margin about 683. Showing that one model beats another usually needs several times more. See our guide, How many test items does an AI eval need?

How do I know whether version B is really better than version A?

Compare both on the same items with a paired test and look at the interval for the difference, not just the two scores. Our free model-comparison calculator does this in your browser and gives R and Python code for the same analysis.

What makes an eval defensible to a customer, investor or auditor?

A described test set, a scoring method checked against human judgment, failure cases reported rather than filtered out, and a stated scope. A single aggregate accuracy number with nothing behind it is the most common weakness. See what makes an AI eval defensible to auditors.

What do you actually deliver?

Evaluation and experimental design, a power and sample-size memo for your eval set, A/B testing for model and prompt changes, and privacy-first LLM and RAG evaluation pipelines, with analysis code you keep.

How much does it cost, and how long does it take?

We don't publish a price list because cost depends on scope. The free 30-minute consult ends with a scoped proposal that includes methods, a timeline and a fixed quote, whether or not you hire us. If you have a deadline, such as a resubmission date, tell us on the first call so the timeline is built around it. We reply to inquiries within one business day.

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