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M3: Systematic Evaluation Method - Selection Logic

Build an evidence pipeline: sources, measurements, uncertainty, and replication.

Aliases: M3, Systematic evaluation

Overview

Build an evidence pipeline: sources, measurements, uncertainty, and replication.


Theoretical basis (zh-aligned)


Why systematic evaluation is necessary

Limits of purely subjective reviews

  • vulnerable to mood and framing,
  • hard to replicate or verify,
  • incomplete (omits critical dimensions),
  • weak for cross-product comparison.[^1]

Value of systematic evaluation

  • reduces omissions,
  • increases consistency,
  • supports comparison,
  • enables post-hoc validation and iteration.

The systematic evaluation pipeline (zh-aligned)

Need definition — Dimension selection — Criteria building — Test design — Data collection — Analysis → Reporting → Validation & iteration





Standardized reporting checklist

  • evaluation goal and scope,
  • criteria and measurement method,
  • raw data availability (when feasible),
  • limitations and uncertainty,
  • how weights were chosen (explicitly or via tool).

References

  1. Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.[source]
  2. Keeney, R. L., & Raiffa, H. (1993). Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. Cambridge University Press.[source]

Further Reading