COMPARISON

The decision is in the differences.

Compare suppliers, companies, products, or places against the same requirements. Open the evidence when a difference matters.

Recorded in the Specstream frontend · Example data

Side by side. Still in context.

Compare the right set.

Keep a deliberate selection from the collection. Move the shortlist into a shared comparison without copying rows into a separate document.

Read the meaningful differences.

Put the same fields alongside one another. Keep absent and unresolved values visible instead of filling the gaps with false certainty.

Follow a fact.

Go from a difference to its evidence. See the source, observation, and qualification context before deciding what it means.

Start from a fixed record.

A delivery preserves a moment in the work. Later research can be compared against it without moving the original baseline.

Separate change from uncertainty.

A changed fact, an unavailable source, and a result that was not reached are different outcomes. Keep that distinction in the comparison.

Use the decision.

Keep your shortlist, prepare a delivery, or ask a follow-up question about the remaining options. The next move stays connected to the original.

Do I need to rerun the research to compare it?

No. Comparing retained work is a workspace action. New research or a fresh check is a separate scope to review and authorize.

Can a missing value be compared?

Yes. Its absence remains part of the picture, with the reason where available. Unknown should never be converted into a zero or a negative answer.