Description
Calculate signed and absolute differences between deliberation turn counts.
Ethics records describe supplied claims, roles, obligations, consent status and participation counts. Recording a permission modality or competing role does not resolve a duty conflict, establish valid consent or determine an ethically acceptable decision. Numerical balance and equal turn counts are limited summaries.
Calculate signed and absolute differences between deliberation turn counts.
When to use this tool
Use Deliberation Turn Imbalance when checking the stated ethical-review record, obligation or participation convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstTurnCount, secondTurnCount. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read secondMinusFirst, absoluteImbalance. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative whole first/second turn counts. Return second-first and its absolute value.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstTurnCount | First Turn Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| secondTurnCount | Second Turn Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| secondMinusFirst | Second Minus First | Required. Safe integer. |
| absoluteImbalance | Absolute Imbalance | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"firstTurnCount": 3,
"secondTurnCount": 7
},
"output": {
"secondMinusFirst": 4,
"absoluteImbalance": 4
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Equal counts do not establish equitable participation, deliberation quality or absence of power imbalance.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the original evidence, affected people’s interests and applicable professional/governance requirements with the responsible ethics team for substantive decisions.
References
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