Formal Devices for Making Selection Decisions

One form of device for accepting or rejecting applicants who are potential successes or failures is to assign a score to each applicant on the basis of which, according to a rule, his acceptance or rejection will be determined. A variety of decision rules may be stated within a cost-utility framework, the choice among them being determined by selection policy. The construction of formal devices for making selection decisions promises to be a valuable kind of reseach from the standpoint of routine application, clarification of selection policy, evaluation of selection procedures, and rationalization of decision.