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Open a decision below. Check the area, period, inputs, result and proposed next step.
Use Change example to try different values. Use Data needed to check the fields and sources. The land-use change decision has its own comparison views.
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Find missing spatial, temporal and definition evidence before comparing datasets.
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What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this dataset selection case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
Next step. Obtain the missing evidence listed below. Prepare evidence request in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Matching labels or years do not establish compatible measures or boundaries.
Check each required item and retain its reference. A documented item is not a scientific, legal or institutional approval.
Evidence completeness alone cannot establish suitability, eligibility, safety, permission or method validity.
Other required records: Coverage; dates; methods; units; sampling; rights; source versions.
Calculation appendix
Compare soil or forest outcomes in the supplied groups and periods.
Verified published formula · Difference-in-differences arithmetic
What the selected record shows. Treatment change: 17; comparison change: 7; difference in changes: 10 t C/ha. This comparison alone does not establish causation or benefit.
A difference in changes does not establish an intervention effect.
(Treatment after−before) − (comparison after−before), using the same outcome definition and periods.
The arithmetic alone does not establish causation. Design, parallel trends, confounding, attrition, uncertainty and adverse effects need appropriate evidence.
Other required records: Treatment; baseline; follow-up; controls; confounders; uncertainty; protocol.
World Bank · Impact Evaluation in Practice Second EditionInstitution publication · Chapter 7, table 7.2, printed page 140, PDF page 170
The formula is verified. Causal interpretation still requires a defensible study design, comparison and assumptions.
Check biodiversity counts against survey effort, season and protocol.
What the selected record shows. Observed richness: 28 species. Review survey comparability.
Next step. Review survey comparability. Prepare biodiversity comparison in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Observed richness does not establish complete species presence or absence.
Show distinct observed species with survey effort, protocol, season and completed visits. No correction for detection is silently inferred.
Observed richness is not population size or occupancy. Comparable effort alone does not remove detection bias or establish a biodiversity trend.
Other required records: Survey events; taxa; effort; detection; methods; season; missing visits.
Identify scientific-assessment cases past their recorded response date.
What the selected record shows. Open days past due: 29 days. Follow up overdue case.
Next step. Follow up overdue case; confirm the missing condition evidence. Prepare evidence request in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Age alone does not establish scientific importance or acceptance.
Open age = assessment date − received date. Days past due = max(0, assessment date − recorded due date) for open cases. Show documented critical conditions separately.
Example due dates are not legal service standards. Do not alter statutory deadlines by silently subtracting pauses, or infer severity from age alone.
Other required records: Estimate; method; inputs; reviewer expertise; conflicts; due date; status.
Compare research questions against documented institutional evidence gaps.
What the selected record shows. There is not enough information to choose this option. Obtain the records and evidence about conditions listed below. The supplied budget less cost is 300,000 LKR.
Next step. Obtain the missing records before choosing. Prepare evidence request in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Cost alone does not establish a useful or feasible scientific question.
Compare each alternative's stated benefit, adverse effects, domain evidence and mandatory constraints. Where cost and budget are supplied, budget balance = budget − option cost. A budget balance alone does not determine domain feasibility or select an option.
Other required records: Decision need; literature gaps; feasible methods; data access; costs; expected use.
Find missing research authority, access and ethical records before collection.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this ethics and permissions case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
The prototype does not grant a permit or authorise restricted data collection.
Other required records: Protocol; participants; consent; permits; ethics review; location; conditions.
Compare sampling designs using frames, variance, representation and resources.
Sample size and cost alone do not establish adequate precision.
Other required records: Population frame; strata; expected variance; sample size; cost; access.
Check whether exact predictive-model inputs reproduce the stated result.
What the selected record shows. Difference: -10 kg/ha. Investigate reproduction difference.
Next step. Investigate reproduction difference. Prepare reproduction-check note in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Reproduction does not establish out-of-sample performance or model fitness.
Reproduced minus expected result, within an explicitly supplied absolute tolerance, using the same exact input/method versions and a separate checker. Retain originals, code, parameters and environment evidence.
Other required records: Model; training data; validation data; parameters; metrics; domain; uncertainty.
Compare conflicting measurements under matching units and definitions.
What the selected record shows. Difference: -10 t C/ha.
Next step. Reconcile the original records using their source references. Prepare source comparison in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A difference does not identify which original should change.
Later/comparison value minus Earlier/source value. Relative change = 100 × difference / Earlier/source value when the earlier value is positive.
Keep both originals, units, scope, method, calibration and correction history. A difference does not identify which source is correct; no automatic averaging or overwrite.
Other required records: Measurement ID; raw value; units; calibration; duplicate tests; correction evidence.
Check reproducibility using the exact evidence and method versions.
What the selected record shows. Difference: -10 t C/ha. Investigate reproduction difference.
Arithmetic consistency does not establish the scientific validity of the original finding.
Other required records: Dataset hashes; code; model version; parameters; environment; output; tolerance.
Compare proposed expert availability with the specified research need.
What the selected record shows. Available minus required hours: 8 hours. Resolve specification, window or conditions.
Hours alone do not establish competence, independence or an appointment.
Match documented expertise, available effort, date windows and required conflict/clearance evidence. A match suggests a candidate; it appoints nobody.
A candidate match does not reserve stock, appoint a person, authorize waste reuse or form a contract.
Other required records: Question; expertise; availability; conflicts; institutional scope; required deliverable.
Find missing design evidence before a causal-claim review.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this causal interpretation case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
A checklist does not establish causal identification.
Check whether the question has a defined outcome, appropriate study design, comparison, baseline/follow-up, sampling, confounding and attrition evidence. Do not manufacture an effect estimate from missing design information.
Other required records: Study design; comparison; baseline; confounders; attrition; sensitivity; assumptions.
Compare additional measurements against documented uncertainty contributions.
Cost alone does not establish which measurement will materially reduce uncertainty.
Other required records: Model sensitivity; parameter uncertainty; measurement options; costs; decision context.
Compare study proposals using the question, design, safeguards and budget.
A budget balance does not establish scientific validity or permission to proceed.
Other required records: Proposal; scientific value; feasibility; costs; ethics; dependencies; alternatives.
Check consent, rights and sensitivity before a research-data referral.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this data publication case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
A completed checklist does not authorise disclosure or replace consent.
Other required records: Dataset; license; participant consent; species sensitivity; restrictions; approval.
Separate confirmed continuing follow-up, discontinuation and unknown status.
What the selected record shows. Confirmed continuation lower bound: 78 %.
Next step. Check unknown follow-up separately from confirmed survival and failure. Prepare cohort follow-up in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Unknown observations must not be treated as known losses or successful retention.
Lower =100 × known survivors / original cohort. Upper =100 × (known survivors + unknown) / original cohort. Survivors + known failures + unknown = original cohort; replacements do not enter it.
These bounds account for unknown status; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Use actual follow-up dates and distinguish cohort membership from repeated visits.
Other required records: Cohort; planned visits; completed visits; attrition; resources; access.
Find missing analytical-control and method evidence.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this laboratory quality case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
Document completeness does not replace laboratory or measurement quality assurance.
Other required records: Sample custody; standards; blanks; duplicates; calibration; method; accreditation.
Find missing source, version and decision-context references in an evidence package.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this knowledge transfer case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
A complete package does not establish a scientifically accepted conclusion.
Other required records: Target institutional decision; Exact dataset, method and parameter versions; Findings and units; Observation period and geographic coverage; Limitations and uncertainty; Source rights and permitted sharing; Named institutional recipient and review purpose.
Compare reported research-use outcomes across the supplied groups and periods.
What the selected record shows. Treatment change: 17; comparison change: 7; difference in changes: 10 %. This comparison alone does not establish causation or benefit.
A difference in changes does not establish an effect caused by research use.
Other required records: Research output; uptake; institutional action; outcome; external factors; follow-up.
Find missing variable, taxonomic and edition definitions before joining records.
What the selected record shows. The required evidence is incomplete for this scientific vocabulary case. The items below identify what must be obtained or reconciled.
Matching names do not establish equivalent scientific concepts.
Other required records: Original variable; definition; unit; taxon reference; edition; reviewed mapping.
Source. Sri Lanka publication.
Data needed. Laboratory, accreditation certificate, scope annex, analyte, sample matrix and test method.
Method. Match the proposed test and matrix to the specific method covered by the laboratory’s current scope. Check its accreditation status in the national directory.
Worked example. A lab is listed as accredited. Check that its current scope covers the requested test, sample type and method before selecting it.
Next step. Choose an in-scope laboratory or document the alternative method before sending samples.
Sri Lanka Accreditation Board, Accredited Organizations Directory. Testing laboratory listing, certificate status and attached accreditation scope.
Confirm the valid accreditation period, exact method version, matrix and any subcontracting.
Check which existing source fields can supply the decision inputs.
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Your institution has its own document and image library. Use the same library for reports, photos and other evidence.
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Files added in the prototype stay in this browser. Public sharing is an access preview. Existing public reference links already work online.
Data structure keeps the existing source tree, records, charts and map. Manage structure adds a place to propose changes to definitions.
An entity type means a kind of thing or event, such as a reservoir or an inspection. Drafts stay in this browser. A demo approval does not change real definitions, data, chart links or sharing rights.
User management shows example profiles for each institution. People and Roles and access let you review the proposed account screens.
These are interface previews only. They create no account, send no email and change no access. Use example details in the preview. Institution verification does not grant a real permission.
We currently use public data and published reports where available. Please confirm whether your institution can provide data directly, so we can avoid retyping or reading figures from PDFs.
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