{
  "id": "https://uofa.net/nagaraja/decision/cou1-overall/offset/test-conditions",
  "type": "OffsetRationale",
  "refersToFactor": "https://uofa.net/nagaraja/cou1/factor/test-conditions",
  "justification": "Test-conditions factor shortfall (achievedLevel 1 vs requiredLevel 3) — single ASTM F1717 static compression-bending condition — is offset by N=11 experimental constructs across two laboratories, which exceeds the typical spinal-device testing sample size convention. Nagaraja et al. (2024) §4 acknowledges the limitation explicitly and treats the larger sample size as compensating evidence for the narrow loading-condition coverage."
}