Wolfekriterier

Wolfekriterier is a term used in German-language literature to denote a framework consisting of a set of criteria used to evaluate or compare subjects, typically attributed to or named after a scholar with the surname Wolf. The exact content of the criteria and their application vary across disciplines, and there is no single canonical list. The concept appears in fields such as the social sciences, ecology, and policy evaluation, where researchers use Wolfekriterier to provide a structured basis for judgment and comparison.

In practice, Wolfekriterier are selected to suit the specific evaluative question and often emphasize properties such as relevance, validity, reliability, transparency of the scoring process, and the ability to reproduce or compare results across cases. The approach supports systematic reasoning, traceability of decisions, and communication of reasons behind conclusions.

The term is sometimes used to name a family of related frameworks rather than a fixed protocol, and it may be encountered with variations such as "Wolf criteria" or "Wolf's criteria" in English-language translations. Because the term has been used in multiple domains, users seeking to apply Wolfekriterier should consult domain-specific sources to identify the relevant criteria and implementation methods.

See also: multi-criteria decision analysis, evaluation framework, criteria.