A Signal is a checkable observation that may matter. Countability offers more than one possible explanation and names the evidence that would tell them apart. A Signal stays exploratory unless it passes the same evidence and review standards as claims in the Record.
Maple syrup's back-to-back banner years
One reading: two exceptional sugaring seasons in a row — production swings hard with late-winter weather, and back-to-back banner years read first as favourable tapping windows.
The quiet fall of the top baby name
One reading: individualism — parents now optimize for distinctiveness, and the whole distribution of names has flattened.
The shrinking beer glass
One reading: the generational shift — younger cohorts report drinking less, and the beer curve is where that shows up first.
Dollar-store Canada
One reading: the affordability squeeze with a street address — discount-format growth is the retail trace of stretched household budgets.
New Signals are added when the evidence supports a useful observation. Send a development worth examining to intel@countability.ca, or see Work with Countability for a defined monitoring question.