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The evidence scale.

Every finding in Narrera is a quote scored 1 to 5. This page explains each level, with examples, and why the weak ones stay on the page.

The five levels

ScoreNameTestExample
5BehaviouralSomething that happened, dated and specific"Yesterday we had four no-shows before ten, and two of them had already been rung."
4ConcreteA specific claim about their world today"We pay a part-timer six hours a week to do reminder calls."
3GeneralA real statement with no specifics"Monday is always the worst, honestly."
2HypotheticalWhat they would do, or might pay"I would probably pay for that, yeah."
1ComplimentPraise"That's a really clever idea."

Only 4 and 5 count

Results in Narrera count behavioural and concrete findings, ranked by how many distinct people gave one. A 3 is kept and shown. A 2 is kept, shown and dialled down. A 1 is kept so you can see which question produced it.

Why weak evidence stays visible

If a 2 disappeared, you would never learn that your question invited it. After a round, the list of 2s is a list of your leading questions. Rewrite them.

Volunteered and prompted

A claim the person raised without being asked is marked volunteered. One you led them to is marked prompted. Prompted claims count, but a theme built only on prompted claims is flagged in Results.

The score is about the claim

A thoughtful person can say a 1 and an unhelpful person can say a 5. The score does not judge the interviewee. It judges whether the sentence tells you something that happened.

Correcting a score

Every score can be confirmed or changed. Corrections are stored as a labelled set and used to improve scoring for your workspace. Nothing is re-scored without your asking.

Start with one belief.

Sign up, write the sentence, and Narrera writes your first ten questions. The notetaker joins your next call.