See what is established
Separate verified facts and supported findings from claims, repetition, inference and assumption.
Supporting capability
Evidence Classification
Classify material findings according to the strength, quality, consistency and limitations of the available evidence.
This capability supports the controlled evidence-assurance process. Research is the process. Responsible reliance is the product.
Questions this capability helps answer
What needs to be established
- What is established, strongly supported, probable, emerging or uncertain?
- Which claims remain hypotheses or unsupported assertions?
- How much confidence is justified by the evidence?
- What would be required to strengthen the classification?
Client value
Better control over what can be relied upon.
This capability supports a clearer distinction between verified evidence, inference, unresolved gaps and claims that require further professional or direct verification.
What the work may examine
Applied within the relevant assignment
- evidence quality, quantity and relevance
- primary versus secondary support
- corroboration, contradiction and independence
- methodological and access limitations
- finding status versus confidence
- conditions that could change the classification
What you may receive
Concrete professional outputs
- Evidence Classification Table
- Finding and Confidence Matrix
- Claim-versus-Evidence Register
- Executive Evidence Summary
- Publication Readiness Review
How it is used
A supporting capability, not a generic standalone template.
Evidence Classification may be used within company, transaction, market, claim, policy, publication, monitoring or custom research work. The depth depends on the question, evidence burden, jurisdiction, intended use and risk of reliance.
Paul Hattingh and the Aperture research team determine how this capability should be applied, which evidence is required and what limitations must remain visible.
Professional boundary
This research does not replace regulated advice, formal certification, laboratory testing, physical inspection or specialist examination where those are required. The need for additional professional input is identified rather than simulated.
Controlled verification
Technology supports the work. It does not make the evidential decision.
Technology may assist with organisation, comparison, chronology, extraction and drafting support. Material findings remain subject to source tracing, contradiction testing, disclosed limitations and human review before delivery.
Scope and fee
The quote reflects the work required.
The capability may form part of a focused review, standard assessment or enhanced investigation. Fees depend on the number of claims, records, entities, jurisdictions, time periods, source-access requirements and specialist dependencies.
Client outcome
Why this matters to your decision
This capability is used only where it helps resolve a material evidentiary question. The purpose is to make the decision record more reliable, traceable and appropriately qualified.
See what could change the answer
Keep contradictions, missing evidence, alternative explanations and specialist dependencies visible before reliance.
Know the responsible next step
Understand what the evidence supports now, what it does not support and whether further work is proportionate.
Tell us what must be established.
You do not need to select the technical method yourself. Describe the question, document, decision or concern, and Paul and Xandro will help define the appropriate assignment before quoting.
Prepare an Initial Enquiry