self-selection
UK/,selfsi'lekʃən/US/'selfsi'lekʃәn/
Definitions
n.
The process of people choosing themselves into a group, often causing bias in samples
自我选择（常致样本偏差）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-self, own
+
selectionroot
=self-selection
self- (oneself) + selection (se- 'apart' + lect 'choose'). People sorting themselves in rather than being chosen — a key source of bias in surveys.
Common Collocations
- 1.self-selection bias自我选择偏差
- 2.self-selection effect自我选择效应
- 3.self-selection process自我选择过程
Example Sentences
- 1.
Self-selection bias makes online polls unreliable.