The categories we have used are given below.
| Rating | Description |
| ***** | The branching ratio is well measured and there is good modelling of the decay mode. |
| **** | The branching ratio is less well measured or the modelling of the decay is less sophisticated. |
| *** | The branching ratio is poorly or not measured, there may be no model of the decay. |
| ** | The mode is made up perhaps with some modelling of the decay. |
| * | The mode is made up and there is no modelling. |