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Abstract:This study analyses LLMs in imbalanced binary classification, using study screening in systematic reviews as the application domain. An experiment was conducted in five reviews, comparing individual and batch processing, with and without prevalence metadata. The results indicate a limited influence of the prevalence metadata, with no evidence that it improves performance. In contrast, batch processing produced larger behavioral changes that varied according to the prevalence of the class. The aggregate and item-level analyses did not always coincide. Therefore, batch processing should be evaluated not only in terms of cost, but also in relation to its effects on decision-making behavior.
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From: Gilberto Sussumu Hida [[view email](/show-email/904ce070/2608.14737)]
**[v1]** Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:48:22 UTC (1,290 KB)
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