Direct answer
Benchmark Design, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. A benchmark evaluation should begin with intended use and measurement construct, assess conceptual fit, inspect items, fix protocol and scaffolding settings, control cost and leakage, and qualify the resulting measurements in analysis and reporting. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Definition
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Applied scope: A benchmark evaluation should begin with intended use and measurement construct, assess conceptual fit, inspect items, fix protocol and scaffolding settings, control cost and leakage, and qualify the resulting measurements in analysis and reporting.
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Evidence and exact locators
Practices for Automated Benchmark Evaluations of Language Models — Practice 1.1 and Practice 1.2, pp. 7–10; evaluation protocol settings, pp. 12–20; analysis and reporting practices, pp. 23–29. Establishes: A benchmark evaluation should begin with intended use and measurement construct, assess conceptual fit, inspect items, fix protocol and scaffolding settings, control cost and leakage, and qualify the resulting measurements in analysis and reporting.
What the evidence does not establish
This is an Initial Public Draft, not final guidance. A benchmark score is conditional on construct, items, population, provider, scaffolding, tools, budget, grading, and analysis; it does not establish general intelligence, real-world fitness, safety, or superiority outside that frame.
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What does Benchmark Design mean in this bounded context?
Benchmark Design, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. A benchmark evaluation should begin with intended use and measurement construct, assess conceptual fit, inspect items, fix protocol and scaffolding settings, control cost and leakage, and qualify the resulting measurements in analysis and reporting. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this definition answer?
Practices for Automated Benchmark Evaluations of Language Models (NIST AI 800-2 ipd, Initial Public Draft, January 2026), at Practice 1.1 and Practice 1.2, pp. 7–10; evaluation protocol settings, pp. 12–20; analysis and reporting practices, pp. 23–29, supports a benchmark evaluation should begin with intended use and measurement construct, assess conceptual fit, inspect items, fix protocol and scaffolding settings, control cost and leakage, and qualify the resulting measurements in analysis and reporting.
What does the evidence not establish?
This is an Initial Public Draft, not final guidance. A benchmark score is conditional on construct, items, population, provider, scaffolding, tools, budget, grading, and analysis; it does not establish general intelligence, real-world fitness, safety, or superiority outside that frame. Property boundary: This route may apply evidence; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
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