Using the standard
The standard and the Fairness Index method are published for anyone to apply, to any population. No fee, no licence, no permission.
| Name the version | Every result states the version of the instrument it used |
| State the cohort | Who responded, how many, and the limits of the sample, published with the result |
| Say what it does not show | Beside every finding, what the finding does not establish |
| Keep the raw responses | So that anyone holding them can reproduce every figure |
| Tell CARO | So the register of who applies the standard stays accurate |
CARO claims no authority over a body that applies the standard, holds no seat on it, and does not certify, endorse, fund or audit it.
An adapted instrument is a new version. CARO publishes each version with its provenance before it is used, under the versioning rules on the Method page.
Version One is being adapted for Bangladesh with academic review. The adapted version will be published here before CARO Bangladesh Society applies it.
CARO's governance simulation. A participant takes the role of a decision-maker, allocating budgets under constraint and answering to a public hearing, and each decision is evaluated against structural fairness principles. It also collects Fairness Index responses in-simulation. Free and open to anyone.
For the instrument files, or to tell CARO you are applying the standard, write to admin@carononprofit.org.