checkCIF procedure
PLAT026
PLAT026 Type_3 Check for a weak data set
Check whether a sufficient %fraction of the symmetry averaged unique
reflection set (= '_reflns_number_total') is indeed above the noise level
(= '_reflns_threshold_expression') as measured by the ratio:
100 * ('_reflns_number_observed' or '_reflns_number_gt')
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('_reflns_number_total')
Check whether this low %ratio is caused by weak data beyond the recommended
minimum sin(theta)/lambda = 0.5 Ang**-1 resolution. Consider removal higher
resolution shells beyond 0.5 Ang**-1 from the refinement when clearly noise.
A ratio below 0.5 in all resolution shells (in particular the lowest
resolution shells) may also point to missed translation symmetry such as
unit-cell halving. Similarly, (missed) twinning might result in a low %. See
the resolution shell statistics in Section 6 of the validation '.ckf' file.

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