T4 (MarginFactor): scored outcomes via Gaussian-margin EP evidence

Adds soft Gaussian-observation evidence on the per-pair diff variable,
enabling continuous score margins as a richer alternative to ranks.

Public API:
- `Outcome::Scored([scores])` (non-breaking enum extension under
  `#[non_exhaustive]`).
- `Game::scored(teams, outcome, options)` constructor parallel to
  `Game::ranked`.
- `EventBuilder::scores([...])` fluent helper.
- `HistoryBuilder::score_sigma(σ)` knob (default 1.0, validated > 0).
- `GameOptions::score_sigma`.
- `EventKind` re-exported from `lib.rs` (annotated `#[non_exhaustive]`).
- New `InferenceError::InvalidParameter { name, value }` variant.

Internals:
- `MarginFactor` (`factor/margin.rs`): Gaussian observation factor that
  closes in one EP step; cavity-cached log-evidence mirrors `TruncFactor`.
- `BuiltinFactor::Margin` dispatch arm.
- `DiffFactor` enum in `game.rs` lets `Game::likelihoods` and the new
  `likelihoods_scored` share the per-pair link abstraction.
- Per-event `EventKind { Ranked, Scored { score_sigma } }` routed through
  `TimeSlice::add_events`, `iteration_direct`, and `log_evidence`.

Tests: 88 lib + 27 integration (4 new in `tests/scored.rs`); existing
goldens byte-identical.  Bench: `benches/scored.rs` baseline ~960µs for
60 events × 20-player pool with default convergence.

Plan: docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-27-t4-margin-factor.md
Spec item marked Done.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
2026-04-27 08:47:36 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.7
parent 6bf3e7e294
commit 8b53cacd64
23 changed files with 3005 additions and 83 deletions
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@@ -5,16 +5,63 @@ use crate::{
arena::ScratchArena,
compute_margin,
drift::Drift,
factor::{Factor, trunc::TruncFactor},
factor::{VarId, margin::MarginFactor, trunc::TruncFactor},
gaussian::Gaussian,
rating::Rating,
time::Time,
tuple_gt, tuple_max,
};
/// Per-adjacent-pair link factor in the game's diff chain.
///
/// `Trunc` is used for `Outcome::Ranked` (rank-based truncation).
/// `Margin` is used for `Outcome::Scored` (Gaussian observation on the diff).
#[derive(Debug)]
pub(crate) enum DiffFactor {
Trunc(TruncFactor),
Margin(MarginFactor),
}
impl DiffFactor {
pub(crate) fn diff(&self) -> VarId {
match self {
Self::Trunc(f) => f.diff,
Self::Margin(f) => f.diff,
}
}
pub(crate) fn msg(&self) -> Gaussian {
match self {
Self::Trunc(f) => f.msg,
Self::Margin(f) => f.msg,
}
}
pub(crate) fn evidence(&self) -> f64 {
match self {
Self::Trunc(f) => f.evidence_cached.unwrap_or(1.0),
Self::Margin(f) => f.evidence_cached.unwrap_or(1.0),
}
}
pub(crate) fn propagate(&mut self, vars: &mut crate::factor::VarStore) -> (f64, f64) {
use crate::factor::Factor;
match self {
Self::Trunc(f) => f.propagate(vars),
Self::Margin(f) => f.propagate(vars),
}
}
}
/// Per-game inference options.
///
/// `p_draw` and `convergence` apply to ranked outcomes (`Game::ranked`).
/// `score_sigma` applies only to scored outcomes (`Game::scored`); it controls
/// how much the engine trusts the observed score margin (smaller σ = more trust).
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
pub struct GameOptions {
pub p_draw: f64,
pub score_sigma: f64,
pub convergence: crate::ConvergenceOptions,
}
@@ -22,6 +69,7 @@ impl Default for GameOptions {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
p_draw: crate::P_DRAW,
score_sigma: 1.0,
convergence: crate::ConvergenceOptions::default(),
}
}
@@ -64,6 +112,26 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>> OwnedGame<T, D> {
}
}
pub(crate) fn new_scored(
teams: Vec<Vec<Rating<T, D>>>,
scores: Vec<f64>,
weights: Vec<Vec<f64>>,
score_sigma: f64,
) -> Self {
let mut arena = ScratchArena::new();
let g = Game::scored_with_arena(teams.clone(), &scores, &weights, score_sigma, &mut arena);
let likelihoods = g.likelihoods;
let evidence = g.evidence;
Self {
teams,
result: scores,
weights,
p_draw: 0.0,
likelihoods,
evidence,
}
}
pub fn posteriors(&self) -> Vec<Vec<Gaussian>> {
self.likelihoods
.iter()
@@ -132,6 +200,39 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
this
}
pub(crate) fn scored_with_arena(
teams: Vec<Vec<Rating<T, D>>>,
scores: &'a [f64],
weights: &'a [Vec<f64>],
score_sigma: f64,
arena: &mut ScratchArena,
) -> Self {
debug_assert!(
scores.len() == teams.len(),
"scores must have the same length as teams"
);
debug_assert!(
weights
.iter()
.zip(teams.iter())
.all(|(w, t)| w.len() == t.len()),
"weights must have the same dimensions as teams"
);
debug_assert!(score_sigma > 0.0, "score_sigma must be positive");
let mut this = Self {
teams,
result: scores,
weights,
p_draw: 0.0,
likelihoods: Vec::new(),
evidence: 0.0,
};
this.likelihoods_scored(arena, score_sigma);
this
}
fn likelihoods(&mut self, arena: &mut ScratchArena) {
arena.reset();
@@ -155,9 +256,9 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
let n_diffs = n_teams.saturating_sub(1);
// One TruncFactor per adjacent sorted-team pair; each owns a diff VarId.
// trunc stays local (fresh state per game; Vec capacity is typically small).
let mut trunc: Vec<TruncFactor> = (0..n_diffs)
// One DiffFactor per adjacent sorted-team pair; each owns a diff VarId.
// links stays local (fresh state per game; Vec capacity is typically small).
let mut links: Vec<DiffFactor> = (0..n_diffs)
.map(|i| {
let tie = self.result[arena.sort_buf[i]] == self.result[arena.sort_buf[i + 1]];
let margin = if self.p_draw == 0.0 {
@@ -174,7 +275,7 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
compute_margin(self.p_draw, (a + b).sqrt())
};
let vid = arena.vars.alloc(N_INF);
TruncFactor::new(vid, margin, tie)
DiffFactor::Trunc(TruncFactor::new(vid, margin, tie))
})
.collect();
@@ -189,30 +290,30 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
step = (0.0_f64, 0.0_f64);
// Forward sweep: diffs 0 .. n_diffs-2 (all but the last).
for (e, tf) in trunc[..n_diffs.saturating_sub(1)].iter_mut().enumerate() {
for (e, lf) in links[..n_diffs.saturating_sub(1)].iter_mut().enumerate() {
let pw = arena.team_prior[e] * arena.lhood_lose[e];
let pl = arena.team_prior[e + 1] * arena.lhood_win[e + 1];
let raw = pw - pl;
arena.vars.set(tf.diff, raw * tf.msg);
let d = tf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
arena.vars.set(lf.diff(), raw * lf.msg());
let d = lf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
step = tuple_max(step, d);
let new_ll = pw - tf.msg;
let new_ll = pw - lf.msg();
step = tuple_max(step, arena.lhood_lose[e + 1].delta(new_ll));
arena.lhood_lose[e + 1] = new_ll;
}
// Backward sweep: diffs n_diffs-1 .. 1 (reverse, all but the first).
for (rev_i, tf) in trunc[1..].iter_mut().rev().enumerate() {
for (rev_i, lf) in links[1..].iter_mut().rev().enumerate() {
let e = n_diffs - 1 - rev_i;
let pw = arena.team_prior[e] * arena.lhood_lose[e];
let pl = arena.team_prior[e + 1] * arena.lhood_win[e + 1];
let raw = pw - pl;
arena.vars.set(tf.diff, raw * tf.msg);
let d = tf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
arena.vars.set(lf.diff(), raw * lf.msg());
let d = lf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
step = tuple_max(step, d);
let new_lw = pl + tf.msg;
let new_lw = pl + lf.msg();
step = tuple_max(step, arena.lhood_win[e].delta(new_lw));
arena.lhood_win[e] = new_lw;
}
@@ -224,23 +325,20 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
if n_diffs == 1 {
let raw = (arena.team_prior[0] * arena.lhood_lose[0])
- (arena.team_prior[1] * arena.lhood_win[1]);
arena.vars.set(trunc[0].diff, raw * trunc[0].msg);
trunc[0].propagate(&mut arena.vars);
arena.vars.set(links[0].diff(), raw * links[0].msg());
links[0].propagate(&mut arena.vars);
}
// Boundary updates: close the chain at both ends.
if n_diffs > 0 {
let pl1 = arena.team_prior[1] * arena.lhood_win[1];
arena.lhood_win[0] = pl1 + trunc[0].msg;
arena.lhood_win[0] = pl1 + links[0].msg();
let pw_last = arena.team_prior[n_teams - 2] * arena.lhood_lose[n_teams - 2];
arena.lhood_lose[n_teams - 1] = pw_last - trunc[n_diffs - 1].msg;
arena.lhood_lose[n_teams - 1] = pw_last - links[n_diffs - 1].msg();
}
// Evidence = product of per-diff evidences (each cached on first propagation).
self.evidence = trunc
.iter()
.map(|t| t.evidence_cached.unwrap_or(1.0))
.product();
self.evidence = links.iter().map(|l| l.evidence()).product();
// Inverse permutation: inv_buf[orig_i] = sorted_i.
arena.inv_buf.resize(n_teams, 0);
@@ -272,6 +370,120 @@ impl<'a, T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'a, T, D> {
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
}
fn likelihoods_scored(&mut self, arena: &mut ScratchArena, score_sigma: f64) {
arena.reset();
let n_teams = self.teams.len();
arena.sort_buf.extend(0..n_teams);
arena.sort_buf.sort_by(|&i, &j| {
self.result[j]
.partial_cmp(&self.result[i])
.unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
});
arena.team_prior.extend(arena.sort_buf.iter().map(|&t| {
self.teams[t]
.iter()
.zip(self.weights[t].iter())
.fold(N00, |p, (player, &w)| p + (player.performance() * w))
}));
let n_diffs = n_teams.saturating_sub(1);
let mut links: Vec<DiffFactor> = (0..n_diffs)
.map(|i| {
// After descending-by-score sort, m_obs >= 0 for every adjacent pair.
let m_obs = self.result[arena.sort_buf[i]] - self.result[arena.sort_buf[i + 1]];
let vid = arena.vars.alloc(N_INF);
DiffFactor::Margin(MarginFactor::new(vid, m_obs, score_sigma))
})
.collect();
arena.lhood_lose.resize(n_teams, N_INF);
arena.lhood_win.resize(n_teams, N_INF);
let mut step = (f64::INFINITY, f64::INFINITY);
let mut iter = 0;
while tuple_gt(step, 1e-6) && iter < 10 {
step = (0.0_f64, 0.0_f64);
for (e, lf) in links[..n_diffs.saturating_sub(1)].iter_mut().enumerate() {
let pw = arena.team_prior[e] * arena.lhood_lose[e];
let pl = arena.team_prior[e + 1] * arena.lhood_win[e + 1];
let raw = pw - pl;
arena.vars.set(lf.diff(), raw * lf.msg());
let d = lf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
step = tuple_max(step, d);
let new_ll = pw - lf.msg();
step = tuple_max(step, arena.lhood_lose[e + 1].delta(new_ll));
arena.lhood_lose[e + 1] = new_ll;
}
for (rev_i, lf) in links[1..].iter_mut().rev().enumerate() {
let e = n_diffs - 1 - rev_i;
let pw = arena.team_prior[e] * arena.lhood_lose[e];
let pl = arena.team_prior[e + 1] * arena.lhood_win[e + 1];
let raw = pw - pl;
arena.vars.set(lf.diff(), raw * lf.msg());
let d = lf.propagate(&mut arena.vars);
step = tuple_max(step, d);
let new_lw = pl + lf.msg();
step = tuple_max(step, arena.lhood_win[e].delta(new_lw));
arena.lhood_win[e] = new_lw;
}
iter += 1;
}
if n_diffs == 1 {
let raw = (arena.team_prior[0] * arena.lhood_lose[0])
- (arena.team_prior[1] * arena.lhood_win[1]);
arena.vars.set(links[0].diff(), raw * links[0].msg());
links[0].propagate(&mut arena.vars);
}
if n_diffs > 0 {
let pl1 = arena.team_prior[1] * arena.lhood_win[1];
arena.lhood_win[0] = pl1 + links[0].msg();
let pw_last = arena.team_prior[n_teams - 2] * arena.lhood_lose[n_teams - 2];
arena.lhood_lose[n_teams - 1] = pw_last - links[n_diffs - 1].msg();
}
self.evidence = links.iter().map(|l| l.evidence()).product();
arena.inv_buf.resize(n_teams, 0);
for (si, &orig_i) in arena.sort_buf.iter().enumerate() {
arena.inv_buf[orig_i] = si;
}
self.likelihoods = self
.teams
.iter()
.zip(self.weights.iter())
.enumerate()
.map(|(orig_i, (players, weights))| {
let si = arena.inv_buf[orig_i];
let m = arena.lhood_win[si] * arena.lhood_lose[si];
let performance = players
.iter()
.zip(weights.iter())
.fold(N00, |p, (player, &w)| p + (player.performance() * w));
players
.iter()
.zip(weights.iter())
.map(|(player, &w)| {
((m - performance.exclude(player.performance() * w)) * (1.0 / w))
.forget(player.beta.powi(2))
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
}
pub fn posteriors(&self) -> Vec<Vec<Gaussian>> {
self.likelihoods
.iter()
@@ -309,7 +521,13 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'_, T, D> {
});
}
let ranks = outcome.as_ranks();
let ranks = outcome
.as_ranks()
.ok_or(crate::InferenceError::MismatchedShape {
kind: "Game::ranked requires Outcome::Ranked",
expected: 0,
got: 0,
})?;
let max_rank = ranks.iter().copied().max().unwrap_or(0) as f64;
let result: Vec<f64> = ranks.iter().map(|&r| max_rank - r as f64).collect();
let teams_owned: Vec<Vec<Rating<T, D>>> = teams.iter().map(|t| t.to_vec()).collect();
@@ -318,6 +536,42 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>> Game<'_, T, D> {
Ok(OwnedGame::new(teams_owned, result, weights, options.p_draw))
}
pub fn scored(
teams: &[&[Rating<T, D>]],
outcome: crate::Outcome,
options: &GameOptions,
) -> Result<OwnedGame<T, D>, crate::InferenceError> {
if options.score_sigma <= 0.0 || options.score_sigma.is_nan() {
return Err(crate::InferenceError::InvalidParameter {
name: "score_sigma",
value: options.score_sigma,
});
}
if outcome.team_count() != teams.len() {
return Err(crate::InferenceError::MismatchedShape {
kind: "outcome scores vs teams",
expected: teams.len(),
got: outcome.team_count(),
});
}
let scores = outcome
.as_scores()
.ok_or(crate::InferenceError::MismatchedShape {
kind: "Game::scored requires Outcome::Scored",
expected: 0,
got: 0,
})?
.to_vec();
let teams_owned: Vec<Vec<Rating<T, D>>> = teams.iter().map(|t| t.to_vec()).collect();
let weights: Vec<Vec<f64>> = teams.iter().map(|t| vec![1.0; t.len()]).collect();
Ok(OwnedGame::new_scored(
teams_owned,
scores,
weights,
options.score_sigma,
))
}
pub fn one_v_one(
a: &Rating<T, D>,
b: &Rating<T, D>,
@@ -805,6 +1059,131 @@ mod tests {
assert_ulps_eq!(p[0][0], p[1][0], epsilon = 1e-6);
}
#[test]
fn diff_factor_dispatch_trunc_and_margin() {
use super::DiffFactor;
use crate::factor::{VarStore, margin::MarginFactor, trunc::TruncFactor};
let mut vars = VarStore::new();
let dt = vars.alloc(Gaussian::from_ms(0.0, 6.0));
let dm = vars.alloc(Gaussian::from_ms(0.0, 6.0));
let mut t = DiffFactor::Trunc(TruncFactor::new(dt, 0.0, false));
let mut m = DiffFactor::Margin(MarginFactor::new(dm, 5.0, 1.0));
let _ = t.propagate(&mut vars);
let _ = m.propagate(&mut vars);
// Smoke: both diffs got written; their msgs are non-N_INF.
assert!(t.msg().pi() > 0.0);
assert!(m.msg().pi() > 0.0);
assert_eq!(t.diff(), dt);
assert_eq!(m.diff(), dm);
}
#[test]
fn scored_path_sharper_when_margin_is_large() {
let prior = R::new(
Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0),
25.0 / 6.0,
ConstantDrift(25.0 / 300.0),
);
let teams = vec![vec![prior], vec![prior]];
let result = vec![10.0, 0.0]; // a beat b by 10
let weights = [vec![1.0], vec![1.0]];
let mut arena = ScratchArena::new();
let g = Game::scored_with_arena(
teams, &result, &weights, 1.0, // score_sigma
&mut arena,
);
let p = g.posteriors();
let a = p[0][0];
let b = p[1][0];
assert!(
a.mu() > b.mu(),
"expected team a posterior mu > team b; got {} vs {}",
a.mu(),
b.mu()
);
// Tighter score_sigma should produce a stronger update.
let mut arena2 = ScratchArena::new();
let g_tight = Game::scored_with_arena(
vec![vec![prior], vec![prior]],
&result,
&weights,
0.1, // tighter score_sigma
&mut arena2,
);
let p_tight = g_tight.posteriors();
let a_tight = p_tight[0][0];
assert!(
a_tight.mu() > a.mu(),
"expected tighter sigma to push posterior further; {} vs {}",
a_tight.mu(),
a.mu()
);
}
#[test]
fn game_scored_public_ctor() {
use crate::Outcome;
let prior = R::new(
Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0),
25.0 / 6.0,
ConstantDrift(25.0 / 300.0),
);
let opts = GameOptions {
score_sigma: 1.0,
..GameOptions::default()
};
let g = Game::scored(&[&[prior], &[prior]], Outcome::scores([8.0, 2.0]), &opts).unwrap();
let p = g.posteriors();
assert!(p[0][0].mu() > p[1][0].mu());
}
#[test]
fn game_scored_rejects_ranked_outcome() {
let prior = R::new(
Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0),
25.0 / 6.0,
ConstantDrift(25.0 / 300.0),
);
let err = Game::scored(
&[&[prior], &[prior]],
crate::Outcome::winner(0, 2),
&GameOptions::default(),
)
.unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(err, crate::InferenceError::MismatchedShape { .. }));
}
#[test]
fn game_scored_rejects_zero_score_sigma() {
let prior = R::new(
Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0),
25.0 / 6.0,
ConstantDrift(25.0 / 300.0),
);
let opts = GameOptions {
score_sigma: 0.0,
..GameOptions::default()
};
let err = Game::scored(
&[&[prior], &[prior]],
crate::Outcome::scores([1.0, 0.0]),
&opts,
)
.unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(
err,
crate::InferenceError::InvalidParameter {
name: "score_sigma",
..
}
));
}
#[test]
fn test_2vs2_weighted() {
let t_a = vec![