Selection Process

A Selection Process is a decision process that evaluates candidate options against selection criteria to identify optimal choices.

• AKA: Evaluation and Selection Process, Choice Process, Screening Process.
• Context:
  • It can typically establish Evaluation Criteria through requirement analysis.
  • It can typically implement Assessment Methods via comparison techniques.
  • It can typically apply Scoring Mechanisms using rating systems.
  • It can typically determine Selection Thresholds through cutoff definitions.
  • It can typically produce Selection Decisions via ranking procedures.
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  • It can often involve Multi-Stage Evaluation with progressive filtering.
  • It can often balance Objective Measures with subjective assessments.
  • It can often incorporate Risk Assessment in decision calculations.
  • It can often utilize Optimization Algorithms for choice determination.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Selection Process to being a Complex Selection Process, depending on its selection process sophistication.
  • It can range from being a Manual Selection Process to being an Automated Selection Process, depending on its selection process automation level.
  • It can range from being a Binary Selection Process to being a Multi-Choice Selection Process, depending on its selection process outcome type.
  • It can range from being a Deterministic Selection Process to being a Probabilistic Selection Process, depending on its selection process certainty.
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  • It can precede Implementation Tasks in operational sequences.
  • It can follow Option Generation Tasks in decision workflows.
  • It can support Resource Allocation through prioritization mechanisms.
  • It can enable Quality Control via standard enforcement.
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• Example(s):
  • Feature Selection Process, identifying relevant feature variables for machine learning models.
  • Friend Selection Process, evaluating social relationships for friendship compatibility.
  • Relationship Evaluation Process, assessing interpersonal relationships against quality criteria.
  • Hiring Selection Process, assessing job candidates against employment criteria.
  • Vendor Selection Process, evaluating supplier options for procurement decisions.
  • Investment Selection Process, choosing financial instruments based on risk-return profiles.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Random Selection, which lacks systematic evaluation of selection criteria.
  • Forced Assignment, which involves mandatory allocation without choice evaluation.
  • Generation Process, which creates new options rather than selecting from existing alternatives.
• See: Feature Selection Algorithm, Feature Selection System, Organizational Process, Peer Review Process, First Order Markov Process, Q-Learning Algorithm.

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