The Neutrality Boundary Framework: Quantifying Statistical Robustness Geometrically
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| author | Heston, Thomas F. |
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| contents | We introduce the Neutrality Boundary Framework (NBF), a set of geometric metrics for quantifying statistical robustness and fragility as the normalized distance from the neutrality boundary, the manifold where the effect equals zero. The neutrality boundary value nb in [0,1) provides a threshold-free, sample-size invariant measure of stability that complements traditional effect sizes and p-values. We derive the general form nb = |Delta - Delta_0| / (|Delta - Delta_0| + S), where S>0 is a scale parameter for normalization; we prove boundedness and monotonicity, and provide domain-specific implementations: Risk Quotient (binary outcomes), partial eta^2 (ANOVA), and Fisher z-based measures (correlation). Unlike threshold-dependent fragility indices, NBF quantifies robustness geometrically across arbitrary significance levels and statistical contexts. |
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| spellingShingle | The Neutrality Boundary Framework: Quantifying Statistical Robustness Geometrically Heston, Thomas F. Other Statistics 62G35 We introduce the Neutrality Boundary Framework (NBF), a set of geometric metrics for quantifying statistical robustness and fragility as the normalized distance from the neutrality boundary, the manifold where the effect equals zero. The neutrality boundary value nb in [0,1) provides a threshold-free, sample-size invariant measure of stability that complements traditional effect sizes and p-values. We derive the general form nb = |Delta - Delta_0| / (|Delta - Delta_0| + S), where S>0 is a scale parameter for normalization; we prove boundedness and monotonicity, and provide domain-specific implementations: Risk Quotient (binary outcomes), partial eta^2 (ANOVA), and Fisher z-based measures (correlation). Unlike threshold-dependent fragility indices, NBF quantifies robustness geometrically across arbitrary significance levels and statistical contexts. |
| title | The Neutrality Boundary Framework: Quantifying Statistical Robustness Geometrically |
| topic | Other Statistics 62G35 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00982 |