selection criteria

Basis for choosing

Selection criteria are the standards used to evaluate and choose among options—candidates for a job, proposals for funding, entries in a competition.

The term appears most often in formal contexts where decisions must be justified: Applicants who don't meet the selection criteria will not be interviewed.

The criteria specify what qualities matter and how they'll be weighted.

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systematic vs. arbitrary choice

selection criteriarandom selection

Choosing without systematic bias

lottery · chance · whim · random assignment · coin flip

inclusion vs. exclusion framework

selection criteriadisqualifiers

Criteria causing elimination

dealbreakers · barriers to entry · red flags

inclusivity vs. exclusivity

selection criteriaopen admission

Accepting all applicants

open enrollment · open access

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