The evidence policy
How we research.
A useful verdict starts with knowing what the evidence can actually prove. Every comparison should make its source, date, assumptions, and limits visible enough for you to disagree with it intelligently.
What our current comparisons use
Published product facts. We collect dated prices, size charts, ingredient or nutrition labels, plan rules, cancellation terms, and other specifications from the brand or retailer. Prices and policies can change, so pages show when they were checked.
Reproducible label math. Scores such as protein per dollar are calculated from the displayed price, serving, and nutrition data. The formula and inputs sit beside the verdict rather than behind it.
Buyer-review synthesis. When fit, texture, durability, or service problems recur in customer reviews, we may summarize the pattern. That is reported experience, not our own hands-on test, and we label the distinction.
What we do not claim
We do not describe a product as personally tested unless we bought or obtained it, used a written protocol, and publish that protocol and its limits. The catalog's current flagship comparisons are desk research and synthesis. They are not laboratory tests, clinical advice, or a substitute for trying fit-sensitive products on your own body.
How a verdict is built
- Define the decision the page must help a reader make.
- Choose criteria that can be checked and explain why each matters.
- Record each source and its verification date.
- Show calculations and assumptions before outbound price links.
- Name the tradeoff and who should choose differently.
Corrections and updates
Material updates receive a visible modified date and sitemap date. If a price, policy, calculation, or description looks wrong, send the page and correction to the contact desk. We review the underlying source and correct the page rather than silently rewriting history.