42.3 Data requirements and dataset quality

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Data Requirements

Dataset Size Expected Quality
<100 examples Unlikely to help
100-500 Style changes possible
500-5000 Good for narrow tasks
5000+ Strong domain adaptation

Quality Checklist

Dataset Quality Checks:
✅ Consistent format across examples
✅ No contradictory examples
✅ Diverse edge cases represented
✅ Ground truth is actually correct
✅ No PII or sensitive data
✅ Representative of production distribution

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