1. Define the geography before reading a location number
Candor town is a municipal-town geography in Tioga County, New York. A dashboard that reports city or location performance should therefore make the geographic label explicit. “Candor,” “Tioga County,” New York, a metropolitan area, a household and an individual are not interchangeable reporting units. The dashboard page describes city data as a decision aid, but a location label alone cannot show where a matter originated or whether a caller is eligible for representation. Before reviewing a location trend, ask what the location field represents: a search target, a landing-page target, a caller’s stated location, an address, or another recorded value.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to demonstrate the exact geographic definitions used in the dashboard and agree on the labels the firm will use in internal reviews. Keep Candor and Tioga County separate where the underlying data permits. Do not use the Census population estimate as a forecast or as evidence that a practice area has demand.
