What happens if the specified weights do not add up to 100 in the scorecard?

When the specified weights do not add up to 100 in a scorecard, they will automatically adjust to equal 100. This means that the system recognizes the importance of maintaining a balanced scoring structure. By recalibrating the weights to total 100, the scorecard can provide a valid and proportional evaluation. This ensures that the relative importance of different criteria remains intact, which is crucial for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the scoring process. Adjusting the weights prevents scenarios where one criterion may unduly influence the outcome because of an unintentional miscalculation in weight assignment.

In contrast, other options do not accurately reflect the functionality of the scorecard system. If weights were to be considered invalid, it would undermine the entire scoring mechanism. Likewise, using weights as-is or allowing them to negatively affect the scorecard results would lead to inaccurate evaluations, which the scorecard is designed to avoid.