# Question Answering Calibration on OOD Evaluation (Squad, WQ, CWQ, MSQ, PopQA)

Source: [Question Answering Calibration on OOD Evaluation (Squad, WQ, CWQ, MSQ, PopQA)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-03-05T06:57:19.024Z

Evaluation of model calibration performance across a suite of Out-of-Distribution (OOD) Question Answering datasets, including Squad, WQ, CWQ, MSQ, and PopQA, reporting average calibration metrics.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Question Answering Calibration |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | OOD Evaluation (Squad, WQ, CWQ, MSQ, PopQA) |
| Metric | Squad Calibration Score |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 11 of 11 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Squad Calibration Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=Squad%20Calibration%20Score>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [WQ Calibration Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=WQ%20Calibration%20Score>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [CWQ Calibration Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=CWQ%20Calibration%20Score>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [MSQ Calibration Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=MSQ%20Calibration%20Score>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [PopQA Calibration Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=PopQA%20Calibration%20Score>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Average Calibration Score (OOD)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-calibration-on-ood-evaluation-squad-wq-cwq-msq-popqa.md?metric=Average%20Calibration%20Score%20(OOD)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Squad Calibration Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thermometer | 5 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| DACA | 9 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| EliCal(1k) | 10 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Consis-Lex | 14 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Cal-Only(1k) | 17 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Prob | 31 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Consis-Sem | 31 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Elicitation | 31 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Verbal-10 | 35 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| Verbal-0 | 42 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |
| N-Prob | 46 | Not recorded | 68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1 |

### Thermometer

Squad Calibration Score: 5. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f953.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73d51e209131cea5e658.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DACA

Squad Calibration Score: 9. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f954.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c241e209131cea8ca97.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### EliCal(1k)

Squad Calibration Score: 10. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f957.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct","LoRA rank":"8","LoRA alpha":"16","Batch size":"16"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Consis-Lex

Squad Calibration Score: 14. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f951.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa70d71e209131cea4d943.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Cal-Only(1k)

Squad Calibration Score: 17. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f956.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa756e1e209131cea67d84.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct","LoRA rank":"8","LoRA alpha":"16","Batch size":"16"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Prob

Squad Calibration Score: 31. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f94d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa638b1e209131ce9ff6d1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Consis-Sem

Squad Calibration Score: 31. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f952.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa70d71e209131cea4d943.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Elicitation

Squad Calibration Score: 31. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f955.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct","LoRA rank":"8","LoRA alpha":"16","Batch size":"16"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Verbal-10

Squad Calibration Score: 35. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f950.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72941e209131cea573ff.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Verbal-0

Squad Calibration Score: 42. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f94f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72941e209131cea573ff.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### N-Prob

Squad Calibration Score: 46. Result ID: 69a928b36dbb7075b951f94e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c5b1e209131cea8dbc1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa638b1e209131ce9ff6d1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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