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  "search_space": {
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        "size": 446
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      {
        "name": "instrument_pairs",
        "size": 1
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  "correction": {
    "method": "fdr_bh",
    "alpha": 0.05
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  "screened_candidates": 4,
  "permutations": 1000,
  "bootstraps": 1000,
  "seed": 42,
  "bootstrap_retention": 0.5,
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    "outcome": "Q46",
    "predictor": "Q48",
    "kind": "contingency",
    "test": "chi_square",
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      "ci": null
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    "p_value": 0.00024512736791815204,
    "family": "outcome_predictors",
    "n": 273,
    "id": "Q46__Q48__contingency",
    "relationship": "Q46 ↔ Q48",
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    "robustness": {
      "stable": false,
      "note": "No re-fit available to assess stability."
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    "rationale": "Exploratory association (chi_square): cramers_v = 0.307272 (n=273). Hypothesis-generating; confirm before drawing conclusions.",
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      "surfaced": true,
      "reason": "Same-data resampling screen: permutation p=0.0020; 999/1000 bootstrap samples retained at least half the observed association magnitude. Not independent replication."
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  "scope": "Exploratory / hypothesis-generating. These are associations, not causal claims. Multiple-comparison correction (FDR) controls data-driven false positives but does not address confounding, data quality, or causation. Confirm in an independent sample or pre-registered follow-up before drawing conclusions."
}