Dated Statistics Ratio

What this parameter measures

Good statistics tell the reader when they were measured, and this parameter checks whether yours do. friendly4AI scans the body paragraphs for numeric claims: percentages such as 22%, currency amounts such as $1.2M, multipliers such as 3x, quantifier-prefixed counts such as "over 5 million users", and bare year mentions. For each one it checks whether a date reference appears within 50 characters. A date counts when it is a plausible year (1900-2100), a month name, a quarter (Q1-Q4), or a half (H1/H2). The score is simply the share of claims that are dated. Pages with no numeric claims are skipped as not applicable.

Why it matters for AI-readiness

AI engines weigh freshness and verifiability heavily when deciding what to cite. An undated statistic like "engagement rose 30%" gives a model no way to judge whether the figure is current or a decade stale, so it tends to pass it over in favour of a dated, attributable claim. Adding the time period turns a vague number into a citable fact: "engagement rose 30% in Q1 2025" signals recency and sourcing in one stroke. Dated statistics make your content the kind of trustworthy source AI systems prefer to quote.

How we score it

The v4.4 methodology treats this Content Structure parameter as a gradient ratio. The processor counts every numeric claim, counts how many have a date reference within 50 characters, and scores round(100 * datedClaims / totalClaims). A page passes when 80% or more of its claims are dated, earns a partial in the 40-79% range, and fails below 40%. The one special case is that a page with zero numeric claims is skipped (no_numeric_claims_detected) rather than scored, since the parameter only applies where there are statistics to date. Despite measuring content quality, this parameter's published geoSubcategory is Content Structure, so it scores within that category.

How to fix common issues

• Append the year — and ideally the month or quarter — to every percentage, dollar amount, and multiplier on the page.
• Rewrite claims like "conversions doubled" into "conversions doubled in 2025" so the date sits within the same sentence as the number.
• Keep the date within roughly 50 characters of the figure; a date stranded in a separate paragraph is not credited.
• Cite the source period for borrowed statistics so AI engines can verify and trust them.
• Re-scan and check the numericClaimsFound, datedClaimsCount, and undatedExamples evidence fields.