S0-R1-C5.5-R6-R12 Derived Statistical Reporting Frame

core/quantitative_engine.py

@@ -1160,6 +1160,31 @@ Keywords: {keywords}"""
             )
             if re.search(strong_actor, actor, flags=re.I):
                 return "ANALYTICAL_ACTOR"
+
+            # R6-R12 derived statistical-expression actor frame.  Phrases such
+            # as ``the product of the two constituent associations`` and
+            # ``multiplying the path coefficients`` denote a deterministic
+            # statistical calculation, not a substantive study construct.
+            # They receive a distinct actor type so ambiguous reporting verbs
+            # (yields/produces/generates/results in) are exempt *only* when the
+            # predicate target is also a recognised statistical reporting
+            # object.  This keeps construct-level uses such as ``X yields lower
+            # anxiety`` fail-closed.
+            derived_statistical_actor = (
+                r"\b(?:"
+                r"(?:the\s+)?product\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?"
+                r"(?:(?:two|constituent|standardized|standardised|estimated|path)\s+){0,4}"
+                r"(?:associations?|coefficients?|paths?|estimates?)|"
+                r"(?:coefficient|association|path)[- ]product(?:\s+(?:calculation|computation|estimate))?|"
+                r"path[- ]product(?:\s+(?:calculation|computation|estimate))?|"
+                r"multiplying\s+(?:the\s+)?(?:(?:two|constituent|standardized|standardised|path)\s+){0,4}"
+                r"(?:associations?|coefficients?|paths?)|"
+                r"multiplication\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?(?:(?:two|constituent|standardized|standardised|path)\s+){0,4}"
+                r"(?:associations?|coefficients?|paths?)"
+                r")\b"
+            )
+            if re.search(derived_statistical_actor, actor, flags=re.I):
+                return "DERIVED_STATISTICAL_ACTOR"
             if re.search(r"\b(?:model|procedure|method|computation|calculation)\b", actor, flags=re.I):
                 return "WEAK_ANALYTICAL_ACTOR"
             return "OTHER_ACTOR"
@@ -1173,6 +1198,8 @@ Keywords: {keywords}"""
                 r"coefficient(?:\s+estimates?)?s?|standard\s+errors?|"
                 r"parameter\s+estimates?|point\s+estimates?|indirect\s+estimates?|"
                 r"direct\s+estimates?|effect-size\s+estimates?|"
+                r"indirect\s+associations?|association\s+estimates?|"
+                r"standardized\s+associations?|standardised\s+associations?|"
                 r"correlations?|covariances?|variances?|loadings?|"
                 r"test\s+statistics?|p[- ]?values?|vif(?:s|\s+values)?|"
                 r"cronbach(?:'s)?\s+alpha|composite\s+reliability|"
@@ -1194,14 +1221,15 @@ Keywords: {keywords}"""
                 # causal gate must not terminate the manuscript for it.
                 if actor == "ANALYTICAL_ACTOR":
                     return True
-                if actor == "WEAK_ANALYTICAL_ACTOR" and predicate_target_is_reporting_output(match):
+                if actor in {"WEAK_ANALYTICAL_ACTOR", "DERIVED_STATISTICAL_ACTOR"} and predicate_target_is_reporting_output(match):
                     return True
                 return False
 
             # Strong causal predicates remain fail-closed.  Preserve only the
-            # narrow statistical-reporting idiom already accepted by R1, such as
-            # ``the analysis led to the following numerical estimate``.
-            return actor in {"ANALYTICAL_ACTOR", "WEAK_ANALYTICAL_ACTOR"} and predicate_target_is_reporting_output(match)
+            # narrow statistical-reporting idiom already accepted by R1/R6-R12,
+            # such as ``the analysis led to the following numerical estimate``
+            # or a derived coefficient product leading to an estimate.
+            return actor in {"ANALYTICAL_ACTOR", "WEAK_ANALYTICAL_ACTOR", "DERIVED_STATISTICAL_ACTOR"} and predicate_target_is_reporting_output(match)
 
         def direct_match_is_disclaimed(match):
             prefix = value[max(0, match.start() - 220):match.start()]