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self-selection Definition

self-selection (-sə lek′s̸hən)

noun

selection made by or for oneself

self-selection Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

online: We therefore used online self-selection as we were researching a particular group of internet users- mothers with new born babies using a specific website.

Preposition: into

schooling: In this paper we examine the importance of heterogeneity and self-selection into schooling for the study of inequality.

Modifies a noun

  • bias: The validity of results was also limited by the self-selection bias.
  • mechanism: This study confirms the operation of a self-selection mechanism determining the skill profile of foreign workers.
  • sector: The main issue in the inquiry is the effect of the merger on competition in the self-selection sector of the market.