Self-Selected

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SS
Pronunciation
/sɛlf səˈlɛktɪd/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Study limitations acknowledged by the authors included the fact that the study was observational and aspirin use was self-selected.
  2. A problem with both these studies is that participants in both groups were self-selected.
  3. Self-selected nutrient intakes, determined from evening and weekend meal selections, DID not vary significantly between treatment groups.
  4. But its members know they are essentially self-selected.
  5. While there is always some element of volunteer bias in studies, the studies were mainly looking at age-related eye diseases ( and often not just eye diseases ) so it is unlikely that short-sighted people self-selected to participate, the college says.

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