Criteria

How it is used

Found at every stage of research: inclusion and exclusion criteria decide which participants or studies are included, evaluation criteria guide grading, and diagnostic criteria define a condition. People meet, use, apply or establish criteria.

Example sentences

1. Participants who did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded.

2. The main criterion for selecting schools was class size.

Common collocations

• inclusion criteria
• exclusion criteria
• meet the criteria
• selection criteria
• evaluation criteria

Related terms

• sampleThe smaller group of people, items or texts selected from a larger population for a study, so that conclusions can be drawn about that population.
• systematic reviewA review that uses a clear, pre-planned and repeatable method to find, select and evaluate all relevant studies on a specific question.
• evaluateTo judge the quality, value, effectiveness or importance of something, usually by using clear criteria or evidence.
• participantA person who takes part in a study, for example by answering a questionnaire, being interviewed or completing an experiment.

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