When a source's percentages do not total 100%, preserve the reported values and identify the discrepancy rather than inventing a complete specification.
Explicitly labeled rounded or partial data may legitimately have a non-100% total. A documented correction or clearly stated analytical normalization can be useful, provided the original values and transformation remain visible.
The rendered Sagamore profile in Whiskey Rebels, PDF 222, lists 51% rye, 43% corn and 5% malt barley, totaling 99%. Normalization would alter all three reported quantities; adding a guessed percentage would invent information. Record the sum and seek a corrected source.
Atomic idea
When a source's percentages do not total 100%, preserve the reported values and identify the discrepancy rather than inventing a complete specification.
Reasoning
The rendered Sagamore profile in Whiskey Rebels, PDF 222, lists 51% rye, 43% corn and 5% malt barley, totaling 99%. Normalization would alter all three reported quantities; adding a guessed percentage would invent information. Record the sum and seek a corrected source.
Boundary
Explicitly labeled rounded or partial data may legitimately have a non-100% total. A documented correction or clearly stated analytical normalization can be useful, provided the original values and transformation remain visible.
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