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Research Question Comparison Studio

Compare research questions and the observations that motivate them. Shared topics and sources are explicit, while each measure retains its own unit and period.

Opening contract topology9 repeated IDs4 shared by all selected questions
Selected research-question comparison topologySelected public research questions connect only where an exact topic, source, method, entity, metric, or evidence-request identifier repeats.Q39HHIQ38CR4Q40Leader share
Exact repeated identifiers only0 inferred links
Public questions
46
available to compare
Selected
3
of 4 maximum
Contract dimensions
6
kept separate
Composite scores
0
not calculated

Public question comparison

3 research questions

30 exact contract memberships / reviewed through Jul 17, 2026
Comparison set

Select two to four public research questions

3 / 4
Observed systems
1
1 exact entity
Metric families
3
2 native units
Exact overlap
9
4 shared by all
Source custody
1
1 repeated source ID
Research design
2
8 unique requests

Comparative evidence note

What this selection establishes

01 / Measurement3 metric families remain in 2 native units.

No value, change, or rank is summed across questions. Signal geometry shows direction within each row only.

02 / Shared custody9 exact identifiers recur in two or more question contracts.

2 topics, 1 sources, and 4 evidence requests repeat.

03 / Comparability3 pairs share an entity; 0 share a metric ID.

Entity overlap, metric overlap, anchor alignment, and source overlap remain separate diagnostics.

Native signal lanes

Observed paths without a common measurement axis

Position shows direction only. Labels retain exact published values, periods, and units.
Q39 / Defined marketsSearch enginesHerfindahl-Hirschman Index
20257,589
20267,359
Decrease-230-3.0% from its own prior anchor1 year / 4 observed anchors / 2023-2026
Q38 / Defined marketsSearch enginesFour-participant concentration ratio
202599.4%
202699.4%
Decrease-0.02 pp0.0% from its own prior anchor1 year / 4 observed anchors / 2023-2026
Q40 / Defined marketsSearch enginesLeading-participant share
202586.7%
202685.2%
Decrease-1.55 pp-1.8% from its own prior anchor1 year / 4 observed anchors / 2023-2026

Published readings

Questions stay attached to their own observed claims

Q39Search engines moved from 7,589 in 2025 to 7,359 in 2026 (-230.0 HHI points).

The latest encoded HHI anchor is lower within this documented market series. The change alone does not identify a cause or establish competitive harm.

Q38Search engines moved from 99.4% in 2025 to 99.4% in 2026 (-0.02 percentage points).

The latest encoded CR4 anchor is lower within this documented market series. The change alone does not identify a cause or establish competitive harm.

Q40Search engines moved from 86.7% in 2025 to 85.2% in 2026 (-1.55 percentage points).

The latest encoded Leader share anchor is lower within this documented market series. The change alone does not identify a cause or establish competitive harm.

Comparison boundary. Question comparisons preserve each signal's exact anchors, unit, universe, method, and source custody. Shared links represent repeated identifiers only. Native values are never placed on one common scale, and overlap counts are inventories rather than scores of similarity, priority, evidentiary quality, competitive harm, causation, or legal significance.

Evidence standard