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Decide how a team should approach sizing a new training dev set.

Case context: A team has reviewed the dev set sizing guidelines in Chapters 5–7 and now needs to choose the size of its training dev set.

Question: Based only on the cited guidance, what should the team decide about using the earlier guidelines?

Sample answer: The team should use most of the Chapters 5–7 dev set sizing guidelines when choosing the training dev set size. It should not assume that all guidelines transfer automatically, because the source states only that most apply.

Key points:

  • Consult the dev set sizing guidance from Chapters 5–7.
  • Use most of that guidance for the training dev set.
  • Do not replace the guidance with an unsupported rule.
  • Preserve the qualification that most, rather than all, guidelines apply.

Rubric: Full credit requires recommending the use of most earlier dev set sizing guidelines, identifying the training dev set as the new target, and avoiding a claim that every guideline necessarily applies.

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