# What These Methodologies Cover

## What does this methodology knowledge base explain? {#what-does-this-methodology-knowledge-base-explain}

This knowledge base explains how Intratec's data is gathered, transformed, modeled, validated, and published. It also documents how the Industry Economics & Competitiveness report is built on top of that data, including its pillars, scores, reference datasets, and publication timing. The aim is to make every step from raw inputs to finished assessment transparent to readers. The figure below traces that path end to end — from source data through collection and modeling to publication and final presentation:

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![The end-to-end methodology pipeline: source data is collected, modeled into assessments, published, and presented to readers.](/static/images/methodology_pipeline.png)
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## How is the knowledge base organized? {#how-is-the-knowledge-base-organized}

The menu groups the material into eight sections. After Our Framework, three sections follow the data lifecycle from intake to release. Two product sections then document the methodology specific to each Intratec product — Energy Prices & Markets and Industry Economics & Competitiveness — and the final sections cover the principles that keep assessments independent and definitions of recurring terms.

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| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Our Framework | The Intratec methodology family, core principles, and shared conventions (world regions, currency, units), plus a bridge to commercial information |
| From Raw Data to Assessments | Where data comes from, how raw inputs are prepared and made comparable, and the modeling approaches that turn them into assessments |
| Validation & Accuracy | Quality checks and how accuracy is tracked |
| Publishing & Revisions | Publication cadence, data status labels, and revisions |
| Energy Prices & Markets | The product-specific methodology for energy prices, energy markets, maritime freight and insurance, and cross-country price comparison |
| Industry Economics & Competitiveness | The report-specific framework: pillars, scores, reference datasets |
| Independence & Limitations | The principles that keep assessments impartial, and known limits |
| Glossary | Definitions of recurring terms |

Within Our Framework, the articles run in reading order: the methodology family, core principles, this navigation overview, world regions, currency, units of measurement, and the bridge to plans and coverage in the Help Center.

## Where should a first-time reader start? {#where-should-a-first-time-reader-start}

A first-time reader should begin with Our Framework, which introduces the methodology family, the core principles behind every assessment, and the shared conventions — world regions, currency, and units — used throughout the rest of the site. From there, the From Raw Data to Assessments, Validation & Accuracy, and Publishing & Revisions sections can be read in order to follow the full data lifecycle. Readers focused on a specific product can move directly to its section — Energy Prices & Markets or Industry Economics & Competitiveness. All methodology documents are publicly available, with no subscription or login required.