Trust and methodology
How Cocolator's tools are made
Cocolator is an independently maintained calculator project. These standards explain how formulas, assumptions, examples and translations should be researched, tested, described and corrected.
Cocolator is an independently produced and maintained practical digital-tool project, published under the CreativeChris production name.
Standards published 4 September 2026.
Purpose before volume
A tool should answer a real question and provide more help than an unexplained formula. New calculators should not be published simply to target another search phrase.
A tool that cannot offer a clear, useful and accurate experience should be improved, combined with a stronger tool, or kept out of search until it is ready.
Sources and assumptions
When a calculator relies on published rules, reference ranges, prices or technical factors, its page should link to the most direct primary source available and state which assumption that source supports.
Jurisdiction, units, effective dates and important exclusions should be visible. A disclaimer does not replace evidence.
Calculation testing
Calculator logic should be checked with worked examples, boundary values and invalid-input cases. Where an official example exists, the result should be compared with it.
Results should expose the important intermediate steps so users can understand what changed and sense-check the answer.
Limits and professional topics
Estimates must distinguish assumptions from facts. Health, pregnancy, tax, finance and safety-related tools need especially clear limitations and should direct important decisions to a qualified professional or official source.
Cocolator tools provide general information and do not diagnose, prescribe, guarantee returns or determine official eligibility.
Updates and corrections
Time-sensitive tools should display when their underlying rules or data were last checked. A review date must describe a real substantive check, not an automatic date change.
Reported errors should be reproduced, corrected in the calculation or explanation, and rechecked before publication.
Translation and digital assistance
Code and drafting tools, including AI-assisted tools, may help with implementation, research organization and first drafts. They do not count as a source and their output must be checked before publication.
Swedish pages should preserve the meaning, units and limitations of the underlying tool while using language and examples that make sense to Swedish readers.
Report a mistake
If a result, formula, source, translation or explanation looks wrong, include the page address, the inputs you used, the result you received and what you expected. Do not include sensitive personal information.