Evaluation Matrix

An important tool you can use to make informed decisions

Decisions Can Be Difficult

• When making a choice among several options, it helps to know at the outset what is of greater or lesser importance to you

• Most of us cannot “have it all”

• The “yardsticks” you will use to measure how each option rates on different factors can be called criteria (singular is “criterion”)

Car Purchase

• Some factors (criteria) that may be important:

– Gas mileage

– Seating capacity

– Cost

– Warranty

– Cost of maintenance

– Cargo capacity

College Transfer Choices

• Cost

• Programs Offered

• Transferable Credits

• Housing

• Legacy

• Campus Activities

Device • Speed

• Memory

• Features

• Cost

• Brand reputation

• Operating system

• Style

• Warranty

Your Thing

• Some factors (criteria) that may be important:

Determine your criteria and construct a matrix in Excel. Each criteria will be given a

weight to reflect its relative importance

Evaluation Matrix for Purchasing a Device

Criteria Weight System 1 System 2 System 3

Rating

Weighted

score Rating

Weighted

score Rating

Weighted

score

processor speed

memory capacity

multimedia capability

vendor support

initial cost

Totals

Memory capacity is our most important criteria so receives the highest weight. Cost, while still a

concern, is not as critical as other factors.

Evaluation Matrix for Purchasing a Device

Criteria Weight System 1 System 2 System 3

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