self-selected
UKUS
Definitions
adj.
Chosen by oneself rather than by an outside process (often noting bias in research samples)
自我选择的；自行选定的（研究中常指样本偏差）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-one's own person or thing
+
selectedchoose, pick, read, gather
=self-selected
self- (oneself) + selected (se- 'apart' + lect 'choose'). Those who picked themselves in, e.g. volunteers who opt into a study.
Common Collocations
- 1.self-selected sample自选样本
- 2.self-selected group自选群体
- 3.self-selected volunteers自愿参与者
Example Sentences
- 1.
Surveys of self-selected respondents can be highly biased.