Evidence Hierarchy External Confirmation Ranking Table
Locate a selected evidence type in a caller-supplied strongest-to-weakest hierarchy and return its one-based rank and stronger evidence labels.
Description
An evidence hierarchy ranks source types according to a supplied policy.
An evidence hierarchy ranks source types according to a supplied policy. Relative rank depends on that entered ordering.1
The returned values include Selected rank, Stronger evidence types, Stronger evidence labels. The How section below explains the calculation, input rules and interpretation.
When to use Evidence Hierarchy External Confirmation Ranking Table
Use Evidence Hierarchy External Confirmation Ranking Table when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. No universal evidence hierarchy or reliability of an individual record is supplied.
Prepare source-backed observations and the applicable engagement policy before entering facts. Use consistent monetary units and periods. Supply all boolean evidence flags explicitly, and treat a successful screen as a reason to continue professional review.
How to use Evidence Hierarchy External Confirmation Ranking Table and understand its results
- Prepare source-backed observations and the applicable engagement policy before entering facts. Use consistent monetary units and periods. Supply all boolean evidence flags explicitly, and treat a successful screen as a reason to continue professional review.
- Enter hierarchy, selectedEvidenceType using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read selectedRank, strongerCount, strongerEvidence. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| hierarchy | Unique evidence types ordered from strongest to weakest. | list of string | Required |
| selectedEvidenceType | Evidence type whose position should be returned. | string | Required |
Require nonempty trimmed nonblank hierarchy unique ignoring case and a matching trimmed case-insensitive selected label. Return one-based rank, stronger count and original trimmed stronger labels in order.
rank=selectedIndex+1; stronger=prefix before selected Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| selectedRank | Selected rank | integer; minimum: 1 |
| strongerCount | Stronger evidence types | integer; minimum: 0 |
| strongerEvidence | Stronger evidence labels | list of string |
{
"input": {
"hierarchy": [
"External confirmation",
"Inspection of original documentation",
"Management representation"
],
"selectedEvidenceType": "inspection of original documentation"
},
"output": {
"selectedRank": 2,
"strongerCount": 1,
"strongerEvidence": [
"External confirmation"
]
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No universal evidence hierarchy or reliability of an individual record is supplied.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Core numeric and string lists are limited to 100,000 entries; text entries are subject to the general large-text limit. Follow any smaller calculation limits above. Extremely large text inputs are rejected. Missing fields without a declared default, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Evidence Relevance Reliability Two-Axis Lookup: Evidence relevance and reliability describe different dimensions. This implementation combines their entered ratings by addition. For a complementary task, use Electronic Confirmation Direct Source Reliability Checker: Electronic confirmation reliability depends on source and process evidence. A channel name alone is not proof of reliability.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Evidence Relevance Reliability Two-Axis Lookup
Evidence relevance and reliability describe different dimensions. This implementation combines their entered ratings by addition.
- Electronic Confirmation Direct Source Reliability Checker
Electronic confirmation reliability depends on source and process evidence. A channel name alone is not proof of reliability.