## Confidence Progression Heatmap: Iteration vs. Question ID
### Overview
The image is a heatmap titled *“Confidence progression”* that visualizes how confidence levels (in percentage terms) change across iterations (labeled “SC, 1–10”) for different Question IDs (y-axis). Each cell’s color corresponds to a confidence percentage (legend: 100% = pink, 50% = yellow, 0% = orange, -50% = purple, -100% = green). The x-axis tracks “Number of Iterations,” and the y-axis lists “Question ID” (multiple rows, each representing a distinct question).
### Components/Axes
- **Title**: *“Confidence progression”* (top-center).
- **Y-axis**: *“Question ID”* (vertical, left) – multiple rows (each row = a unique question, though specific IDs are not labeled).
- **X-axis**: *“Number of Iterations”* (horizontal, bottom) – labels: `SC`, `1`, `2`, `3`, `4`, `5`, `6`, `7`, `8`, `9`, `10`.
- **Legend (right side)**:
- 100%: Pink
- 50%: Yellow
- 0%: Orange
- -50%: Purple
- -100%: Green
- *“terminated”* (text below the color bar, likely a state label, but colors represent confidence percentages).
### Detailed Analysis
Each row (Question ID) shows a sequence of colored cells across iterations (SC → 10). Key trends:
1. **Early Iteration Variability (SC–4)**:
- Colors fluctuate between pink (100%), yellow (50%), orange (0%), and purple (-50%), indicating dynamic confidence changes (e.g., a row with `SC=green` → `1=purple` → `2=orange` → `3=yellow` → `4=pink`).
- Some rows start with high confidence (pink/yellow) and shift to lower (orange/purple) in early iterations.
2. **Late Iteration Dominance (5–10)**:
- Most rows transition to **green (-100%)** by iteration 5–10, suggesting either process termination or maximally negative confidence.
- Green dominates the rightmost columns (iterations 5–10) for nearly all Question IDs.
3. **Question ID Variation**:
- Different rows (Question IDs) have distinct color sequences, meaning confidence progression varies by question (e.g., one row may stay pink longer, while another shifts to green earlier).
### Key Observations
- **Green (-100%) Dominance in Late Iterations**: Most questions reach a state of -100% confidence (green) by iteration 5–10, indicating a consistent endpoint (termination or negative confidence).
- **Early Iteration Volatility**: Iterations SC–4 show more color variation (pink, yellow, orange, purple), reflecting uncertainty or adjustment before stabilizing.
- **Question-Specific Progression**: Confidence evolution differs across Question IDs, with some questions having more volatile early-stage changes.
### Interpretation
This heatmap illustrates how confidence in answering questions evolves over iterations:
- **Termination/Negative Confidence**: The dominance of green (-100%) in later iterations suggests most questions either terminate or reach a state of maximally negative confidence.
- **Early Uncertainty**: Fluctuating colors in early iterations (SC–4) indicate dynamic confidence adjustments (e.g., learning, re-evaluation) before stabilizing.
- **Question-Specific Behavior**: Variation between Question IDs implies some questions have more volatile confidence progression, possibly due to complexity or ambiguity.
(Note: No numerical data points are explicitly labeled, but color-coded confidence levels and iteration trends are extracted. The “terminated” label likely denotes a process state, while colors represent confidence percentages.)
