# Data Coverage Indicator

Visual flag (○) when a metric uses partial or limited historical data.

## Definition

When a calculation has incomplete underlying data — e.g., bank metrics computed from a 4-year history rather than a full 10 — we mark it with the ○ symbol so you know to weight it accordingly.

## Why it matters

Numerical outputs look equally precise on the page even when they're not. The data coverage indicator surfaces what's solid versus what's compiled from a thinner-than-ideal record. Most tools just show the number.

## How Standard Equity uses it

Hover over any ○ symbol to see what's missing. Most commonly appears on bank-specific metrics where our data source has shorter history than the general fundamentals feed. On an estimate cell the ○ means the figure is held, not forecast (a share count carried flat, a bank's total assets), so it has no confidence dots.

## The metric

| Category | Analyst & Spread |
| -------- | ---------------- |
| Unit     | qualitative      |

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