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arxiv: 2606.22977 · v1 · pith:NC5L2GVSnew · submitted 2026-06-22 · 💻 cs.CL · cs.AI

StatABench: Dataset and Framework for Evaluating Statistical Analysis Capabilities of LLMs

Youxin Zhu , Yixuan Ding , Peng Lai , Longyue Wang , Bingyi Jing , Guanhua Chen This is my paper

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keywords statistical analysisLLM evaluationbenchmark datasetdata science agentstool-grounded reasoningopen-ended modelingLLM-as-Judgeperformance gap
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The pith

Current LLMs reach at most 68.6 percent on a new benchmark for statistical analysis tasks.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper presents StatABench as a dataset and framework to measure LLMs on statistical analysis. Stat-Closed supplies 404 questions spanning 18 topics in multiple-choice, fill-in, decision, and application formats. Stat-Open adds 30 complex open-ended modeling tasks drawn from professional competitions. Evaluations run through the LangChain MCP framework and an LLM-as-Judge protocol show GPT-5.1 at 68.6 percent on the closed set, the strongest open-source model at 60.6 percent, and the best agent framework at 61.86 average on the open set. A reader would care because the numbers quantify how far current models remain from dependable performance on tasks that combine domain knowledge with tool use.

Core claim

StatABench comprises Stat-Closed with 404 questions across 18 statistical topics and Stat-Open with 30 open-ended tasks. When LLMs and data-science agents are tested via LangChain MCP and a validated LLM-as-Judge protocol, the highest closed-set score is 68.6 percent and the highest open-set agent average is 61.86, establishing a measurable gap between existing models and reliable statistical analysis in tool-grounded reasoning, methodological choice, and end-to-end modeling.

What carries the argument

StatABench benchmark with its Stat-Closed and Stat-Open components, evaluated through the LangChain MCP framework and validated LLM-as-Judge protocol.

If this is right

  • LLMs still lack reliable tool-grounded reasoning for statistical work.
  • Methodological decision-making remains a clear weakness.
  • End-to-end statistical modeling stays beyond current model reach.
  • Open-source models trail closed models on these tasks.
  • Agent frameworks provide partial gains but do not close the gap.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The benchmark could be used to steer training of specialized statistical modules inside LLMs.
  • Comparable test suites might expose similar limits in other fields that mix domain rules with software tools.
  • Higher scores on StatABench would support more automated data-analysis pipelines, though human review would likely stay necessary for critical applications.
  • Repeated use of the same tasks could allow tracking of progress as new models appear.

Load-bearing premise

The 404 questions, 30 tasks, LangChain MCP setup, and LLM-as-Judge protocol together give an accurate, unbiased picture of statistical analysis ability.

What would settle it

A model or agent framework that scores above 90 percent on both Stat-Closed and Stat-Open while matching independent expert human judgments on the identical items.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.22977 by Bingyi Jing, Guanhua Chen, Longyue Wang, Peng Lai, Yixuan Ding, Youxin Zhu.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Overview of StatABench. StatABench consists of two complementary tracks for evaluating LLMs’ statistical analysis capabilities. Stat-Closed includes 404 closed-form questions covering 18 statistical topics and 4 question types, where models solve statistical QA tasks with tool support and are evaluated by ground-truth-based matching. Stat-Open includes 30 open-ended modeling problems, where modeling agents… view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: The data collection pipeline for Stat-Closed. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Example questions in Stat-Closed illustrat [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: The tool-integration tax. Blue markers = fundamental statistical tasks; orange = practical applica￾tion tasks requiring tool use. Model differences mainly stem from statisti￾cal errors [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Comparison between fundamental statistical task (left) and practical application task (right) workflows. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Visualization of the Modify methods. As detailed in the Decontamination section, we apply rigorous perturbations to flagged instances to mitigate potential data leakage. The strategies include: (1) Rewriting (top-left), where problem stems are paraphrased to alter surface patterns; (2) Logical Inversion (bottom-left), corresponding to the “inverting True/False conditions” strategy where key predicates are … view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: The report generated by LLM-MM-Agent for Problem a of the 2022 MAS [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: The prompt used in the LangChain MCP Frame [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: The prompt for verifying the model’s response [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: The prompt for generating final new answer [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: The prompt for generating practical application questions (Path I) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: The prompt for generating practical application questions (Path II) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: The simplified prompt template used for evaluating structural coherency of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: The simplified prompt template for evaluating modeling groundness of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p023_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: The simplified prompt template used for evaluating data groundedness of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p024_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 17. Figure 17: The simplified prompt template for evaluating analysis groundedness of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p025_17.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 18. Figure 18: The simplified prompt template for evaluating innovativeness of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p026_18.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 19. Figure 19: The prompt template for evaluating the practicality and scientific validity of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_19.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 20. Figure 20: The prompt template for evaluating result interpretation and bias analysis of the report. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_20.png] view at source ↗
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Statistical analysis is a broad, complex field requiring both domain knowledge and tool proficiency. While prior work has evaluated large language models (LLMs) in this domain, existing benchmarks remain limited in scope and format. To bridge this gap, we introduce StatABench (Statistical AnalysisBenchmark), a benchmark designed to systematically assess LLMs' statistical analysis capabilities. StatABench comprises two complementary components: Stat-Closed, containing 404 questions across 18 statistical topics in multiple formats (multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, decision-making, and practical application), and Stat-Open, featuring 30 complex open-ended modeling tasks adapted from professional competitions. We evaluate diverse LLMs using the LangChain MCP framework and multiple data science agents, and assess Stat-Open solutions via a validated LLM-as-Judge protocol. Experiments show that even GPT-5.1 achieves only 68.6% on Stat-Closed, while the best open-source model reaches 60.6%. On Stat-Open, the top agent framework scores 61.86 on average. These results reveal the gap between current LLMs and reliable statistical analysis, highlighting persistent challenges in tool-grounded reasoning, methodological decision-making, and end-to-end statistical modeling.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper introduces StatABench, a benchmark for LLMs' statistical analysis capabilities consisting of Stat-Closed (404 questions across 18 topics in multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, decision-making, and practical formats) and Stat-Open (30 open-ended modeling tasks adapted from professional competitions). It evaluates LLMs via the LangChain MCP framework and data science agents, using a validated LLM-as-Judge protocol for open tasks, and reports that GPT-5.1 reaches only 68.6% on Stat-Closed while the best open-source model reaches 60.6%, with the top agent framework scoring 61.86 on average on Stat-Open. These results are presented as evidence of gaps in tool-grounded reasoning, methodological decision-making, and end-to-end statistical modeling.

Significance. If the benchmark construction and judge protocol prove reliable, the work would offer a useful, multi-format evaluation resource that highlights concrete limitations in current LLMs for statistical tasks, potentially guiding improvements in agent frameworks and tool integration. The adaptation of tasks from professional competitions and the dual closed/open design are positive features that increase relevance to real statistical practice.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the LLM-as-Judge protocol for Stat-Open is 'validated' is not accompanied by inter-rater agreement statistics, validation sample size, or disagreement analysis with human statisticians; without these, the reported 61.86 average score cannot be confidently interpreted as a reliable measure of modeling capability.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract (and implied dataset sections): No details are provided on question validation procedures, data exclusion rules, or checks for ambiguous wording and domain biases in the 404 closed questions and 30 open tasks; these omissions directly affect whether the performance gap (e.g., 68.6% for GPT-5.1) can be attributed to model limitations rather than benchmark artifacts.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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Thank you for the constructive feedback and the recommendation for major revision. We appreciate the emphasis on ensuring the reliability of the LLM-as-Judge protocol and the transparency of benchmark construction. We agree that additional details are needed and will revise the manuscript to incorporate them. Our point-by-point responses follow.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the LLM-as-Judge protocol for Stat-Open is 'validated' is not accompanied by inter-rater agreement statistics, validation sample size, or disagreement analysis with human statisticians; without these, the reported 61.86 average score cannot be confidently interpreted as a reliable measure of modeling capability.

    Authors: We agree that the absence of quantitative validation metrics weakens the interpretation of the Stat-Open results. While the manuscript describes the LLM-as-Judge protocol and states it was validated, we did not report inter-rater agreement statistics, sample sizes, or disagreement analysis. In the revised version, we will add a new subsection in the evaluation methodology detailing: the validation sample (e.g., 10 randomly selected tasks double-annotated by human statisticians), inter-rater agreement (Cohen's kappa between LLM judge and humans), and a summary of disagreement cases with resolution process. This will directly support the 'validated' claim and allow readers to assess the reliability of the 61.86 score. The abstract will be updated to reference the added validation details if space allows. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (and implied dataset sections): No details are provided on question validation procedures, data exclusion rules, or checks for ambiguous wording and domain biases in the 404 closed questions and 30 open tasks; these omissions directly affect whether the performance gap (e.g., 68.6% for GPT-5.1) can be attributed to model limitations rather than benchmark artifacts.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the current manuscript lacks explicit documentation of validation procedures for the questions and tasks, which is a valid concern for attributing performance gaps. The dataset sections describe the topics, formats, and sources (including adaptation from professional competitions) but omit the validation steps. In the revision, we will expand the 'Dataset Construction' section to include: (1) validation procedures (expert review for factual accuracy and clarity), (2) data exclusion rules (e.g., removal of questions with ambiguous interpretations or multiple correct answers), and (3) checks for ambiguous wording and domain biases (e.g., topic balance verification and bias audits across statistical subfields). These additions will strengthen the claim that observed gaps reflect model limitations. Details will appear in the main text or as supplementary material. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Empirical benchmark creation with direct evaluations; no derivation chain present

full rationale

The paper constructs StatABench (404 closed questions + 30 open tasks) and reports model accuracies via LangChain and LLM-as-Judge. No equations, fitted parameters, predictions derived from inputs, or self-citation chains appear in the abstract or described structure. All reported numbers are direct empirical measurements on the newly introduced items; the central claims do not reduce to any self-referential step. This is a standard self-contained benchmark paper.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The paper's contribution rests on the empirical construction of the benchmark rather than on mathematical derivations or fitted parameters; the main unstated premise is that the chosen questions and tasks validly represent statistical analysis capabilities.

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  • domain assumption The LLM-as-Judge protocol is validated and reliable for scoring open-ended statistical modeling solutions
    Abstract states assessment via a validated LLM-as-Judge protocol without further detail

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