Keep quality separate
A strong modeled Identity score with fallback provenance is still the substantive score, but it should be presented with lower evidentiary confidence than a directly observed survey value.
Observed-only checks
Identity analysis should show observed-only results beside analyses that include survey-window fills or legacy structural fallback.
Why transparency wins
Users can decide how much weight to put on a finding when the data trail is visible instead of hidden inside a polished composite.
Research standard: framework notes explain measurement logic. They are not presented as empirical findings unless a cited data analysis supports them.