Figure generator seeds random but includes "Ours" in default methods list

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Figure generator seeds random but includes "Ours" in default methods list

Severity: Low
File: backend/app/services/figure_generator.py:41

The generate_comparison_bars function accepts a seed parameter for reproducibility, but when methods is not provided, it defaults to a list with "Ours" as the first entry. The random draws for "Ours" will always appear first in the legend and may receive favorable random values due to seed interaction.

rng = random.Random(seed)

if not methods:
    methods = ["Ours", "Baseline-A", "Baseline-B", "Baseline-C", "Prior-SOTA"]
if not datasets:
    datasets = ["Dataset-1", "Dataset-2", "Dataset-3"]

Why it matters

Generated comparison charts may inadvertently bias results toward "Ours" due to deterministic seeding and list ordering, undermining scientific reproducibility claims.