self-selectionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfsᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfsəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, selection n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + selection n. Compare earlier self-selected adj. and slightly later self-select v.

1. The action or practice of putting oneself forward for something, as opposed to being selected; the fact of having put oneself (unknowingly) into a particular statistical group through one's lifestyle choices. Now frequently in the social sciences: the action or practice of selecting oneself into a group to be sampled, esp. by responding to an invitation to take part in a survey, research project, etc.

ΚΠ

1819 Caledonian Mercury 26 Apr. The mode of self-selection of delegates.

1861 Assurance Mag. 9 281 We must always bear in mind the well-known effect of the benefit of self-selection exercised by the nominees against the Government.

1927 Registrar-Gen.'s Statist. Rev. Eng. & Wales 1921 p. lv It must be remembered that self-selection as distinct from medical selection..is a factor of great moment.

1968 H. L. Wilensky in B. G. Glaser Organizational Careers iv. 52 Young men on the make, who, through self-selection and recruitment, are distributed among jobs appropriate to their predisposition.

1980 K. K. Mak & R. L. Mason Accident Anal. II. 42 The only viable approach was to use a 100 percent self- selection sampling scheme until the required sample size was obtained in each stratum.

2017 Dartmouth (Dartmouth Coll.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 1 Because of self-reporting and the self-selection of survey takers, the results will likely be incomplete and not representative of the range of opinions and feedback from the entire student population.

2. The action or practice of choosing something for oneself, typically without assistance or guidance.

ΚΠ

1834 T. Eden Outl. New Syst. Philos. 201 As nurse maids prove the veracity of omens, by self selection of instances without any order of observation.

1894 Musical Times 35 694/1 The permission of self-selection of a test piece robbed the contest of its true object.

1915 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 16 Sept. 237/1 The selection of a vocation must be self-selection by the boy or girl, but under guidance.

1962 E. Godfrey Retail Selling & Organization i. 7 Members..can..obtain..financial assistance in the conversion of their shops to self-service or self-selection.

2016 Mid Somerset Ser. (Nexis) 15 Dec. 3 The simple things such as independent self selection of activities at nursery have now become far easier.

Compounds

self-selection bias n. distortion of an expected statistical result due to self-selection of subjects; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1956 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 June 1521/1 In this study..a technique has been used correcting partially for this self-selection bias; it is based on the life-table method previously described.

1991 Lancet 9 Mar. 626/2 Dr Gullberg and colleagues..draw attention to potential self-selection bias in case-control assessment of breast cancer screening programmes.

2013 D. Teira & J. Reiss in H.-K. Chao et al. Mechanism & Causality in Biol. & Econ. xi. 220 In order to avoid a self-selection bias, we deceive the participants about the comparative structure of the experiment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-selection
释义	self-selectionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfsᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, selection n. Etymology: < self- prefix + selection n. Compare earlier self-selected adj. and slightly later self-select v. 1. The action or practice of putting oneself forward for something, as opposed to being selected; the fact of having put oneself (unknowingly) into a particular statistical group through one's lifestyle choices. Now frequently in the social sciences: the action or practice of selecting oneself into a group to be sampled, esp. by responding to an invitation to take part in a survey, research project, etc. ΚΠ 1819 Caledonian Mercury 26 Apr. The mode of self-selection of delegates. 1861 Assurance Mag. 9 281 We must always bear in mind the well-known effect of the benefit of self-selection exercised by the nominees against the Government. 1927 Registrar-Gen.'s Statist. Rev. Eng. & Wales 1921 p. lv It must be remembered that self-selection as distinct from medical selection..is a factor of great moment. 1968 H. L. Wilensky in B. G. Glaser Organizational Careers iv. 52 Young men on the make, who, through self-selection and recruitment, are distributed among jobs appropriate to their predisposition. 1980 K. K. Mak & R. L. Mason Accident Anal. II. 42 The only viable approach was to use a 100 percent self- selection sampling scheme until the required sample size was obtained in each stratum. 2017 Dartmouth (Dartmouth Coll.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 1 Because of self-reporting and the self-selection of survey takers, the results will likely be incomplete and not representative of the range of opinions and feedback from the entire student population. 2. The action or practice of choosing something for oneself, typically without assistance or guidance. ΚΠ 1834 T. Eden Outl. New Syst. Philos. 201 As nurse maids prove the veracity of omens, by self selection of instances without any order of observation. 1894 Musical Times 35 694/1 The permission of self-selection of a test piece robbed the contest of its true object. 1915 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 16 Sept. 237/1 The selection of a vocation must be self-selection by the boy or girl, but under guidance. 1962 E. Godfrey Retail Selling & Organization i. 7 Members..can..obtain..financial assistance in the conversion of their shops to self-service or self-selection. 2016 Mid Somerset Ser. (Nexis) 15 Dec. 3 The simple things such as independent self selection of activities at nursery have now become far easier. Compounds self-selection bias n. distortion of an expected statistical result due to self-selection of subjects; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1956 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 June 1521/1 In this study..a technique has been used correcting partially for this self-selection bias; it is based on the life-table method previously described. 1991 Lancet 9 Mar. 626/2 Dr Gullberg and colleagues..draw attention to potential self-selection bias in case-control assessment of breast cancer screening programmes. 2013 D. Teira & J. Reiss in H.-K. Chao et al. Mechanism & Causality in Biol. & Econ. xi. 220 In order to avoid a self-selection bias, we deceive the participants about the comparative structure of the experiment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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