# Survey Simulation on ESS 9

Source: [Survey Simulation on ESS 9](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/survey-simulation-on-ess-9>)

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

Data updated: 2026-04-20T06:45:29.506Z

Evaluation of model performance on simulating surveys using the ESS 9 dataset, measured by Wasserstein Distance (WD) and Jensen-Shannon Divergence (JSD).

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 | Survey Simulation |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ESS 9 |
| Metric | Wasserstein Distance (WD) |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| 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

- [Wasserstein Distance (WD)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/survey-simulation-on-ess-9.md?metric=Wasserstein%20Distance%20(WD)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Jensen-Shannon Divergence (JSD)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/survey-simulation-on-ess-9.md?metric=Jensen-Shannon%20Divergence%20(JSD)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Wasserstein Distance (WD) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DSA | 0.111 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| DSA | 0.111 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| TKFT | 0.128 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| TKFT | 0.128 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| AAE | 0.132 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| TS | 0.137 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| AAE | 0.139 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| DSA | 0.139 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| TKFT | 0.167 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| AAE | 0.191 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| Direct | 0.773 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| PE | 0.803 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| Direct | 0.929 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| PE | 1.078 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| Direct | 1.101 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |
| PE | 1.179 | Not recorded | 69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14 |

### DSA

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.111. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6228.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-4B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DSA

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.111. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### TKFT

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.128. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6227.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77191e209131cea70f7c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-4B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### TKFT

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.128. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77191e209131cea70f7c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### AAE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.132. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6226.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa767d1e209131cea6d5c5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-4B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### TS

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.137. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6223.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"-"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### AAE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.139. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa767d1e209131cea6d5c5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DSA

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.139. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6232.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Llama3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### TKFT

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.167. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6231.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77191e209131cea70f7c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Llama3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### AAE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.191. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6230.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa767d1e209131cea6d5c5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Llama3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Direct

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.773. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6224.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6ef31e209131cea431fe.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-4B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.803. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6225.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72451e209131cea5574a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-4B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Direct

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 0.929. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb6229.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6ef31e209131cea431fe.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 1.078. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72451e209131cea5574a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Qwen3-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Direct

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 1.101. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6ef31e209131cea431fe.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Llama3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PE

Wasserstein Distance (WD): 1.179. Result ID: 69e5cb6b47f34ce924cb622f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69004dfb3ef7ccd74e5e2b14.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72451e209131cea5574a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"LLM":"Llama3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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