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self-selection

🇬🇧 UK/,selfsi'lekʃən/🇺🇸 US/'selfsi'lekʃәn/

Definitions

n.

The process of choosing oneself for something, or choosing something for oneself

自我选择,自行挑选

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfother
+
sconnector
+
eout of, former
+
lectchoose, read, gather
+
ionact, process, state
=self-selection

Common Collocations

  • 1.self-selection bias自我选择偏差
  • 2.self-selection process自我选择过程
  • 3.[self-selection effect]自我选择效应
  • 4.self-selection model自我选择模型

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Self-selection bias can skew survey results when only motivated participants respond.

  • 2.

    The program relies on self-selection, allowing employees to volunteer for leadership training.

  • 3.

    Researchers noted that self-selection among study participants affected the data's reliability.

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