Methodology

A practical outline of how recommendations are generated across FindYourIdeal properties.

1. Product eligibility

Products enter the candidate set only if they are actively available and meet category-level data requirements.

2. Questionnaire-to-attribute mapping

Each answer maps to weighted product attributes (for example support profile, feel, budget tier, or forgiveness profile).

3. Scoring and ranking

A deterministic scoring model ranks all eligible products. The highest-scoring products are shown as Best Match, Alternative, and Value options where relevant.

4. Guardrails

• No paid inclusion in ranking logic
• No manual boost based on affiliate status
• Disclosure shown where affiliate links are present

5. Ongoing updates

Models and product sets are reviewed and updated as availability, pricing, and performance evidence changes.

6. What this hub page covers

This methodology describes portfolio-level principles. Product-level weighting and recommendation detail are maintained on each specialist domain where category-specific guides and quiz logic are published.

7. Change governance

Material model changes are reviewed before release and trust pages are updated if those changes affect user-facing explanations, disclosures, or route intent.

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Last reviewed: June 2026.