Comparison of methods in a paper with a table In my current paper I describe two methods for solving a problem in different ways. Both have advantages and disadvantages.
At the end of the paper I would like to compare the two methodologies with a table. So far it looks something like this:

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|           |     Method 1     |     Method 2    |
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|Critera 1: |    very good     |       good      |
|Critera 2: | satisfactorily   |     very good   |
|Critera 3: |    very good     |       good      |
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How would you manage that? Is such a table scientifically accepted?
Assuming that your paper describes the two methods in details (including the reasons why criterion X with method Y is assigned level Z in the table), I'd say yes, it makes perfect sense to provide this kind of table as a synthesis at the end of the paper. I would suggest adding cross-references in each cell, so that the reader can go see the details in the appropriate section for each case, e.g. "good (see §3.1)".