> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ai-gust.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How benchmarking works

> Compare an administration with a group of peers to put its figures in perspective.

<Note>This page is a draft. The list below shows what it will cover.</Note>

## To cover

* Why benchmarking matters
* Peer groups: searched across the entire aiGust database
* Administration-level feature; multiple peer groups per administration
* Q25 / Q50 / Q75 explained with a class results example
* Why absolute-value benchmarks don't show growth trends
* Different book years: book year vs YTD benchmarks
* Privacy: statistics only, minimum 10 peers