Open Ordinal
Structured analysis of African data.
"In God we trust. All others must bring data." - W. Edwards Deming
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Method statement
Open Ordinal draws from publicly available datasets, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, UN agencies, and national statistical offices, to produce structured, reproducible analyses of African economic and social conditions.
AI tools assist in data cleaning, preliminary visualisation, and drafting structural outlines. All interpretations are reviewed and authored by a human.
We document data gaps, acknowledge limitations, and avoid inferring causality from correlation. The goal is not to be right about everything; it is to be honest about what the data can and cannot support.