self-selected
Opted in voluntarily
Self-selected describes something chosen by the person or group involved rather than assigned by others.
A self-selected sample in research consists of people who volunteered to participate, which can skew results.
Self-selected communities form around shared interests.
The term often signals a potential bias: The survey respondents were self-selected, so the data may not represent the broader population.
Act of selecting
- optionAvailable course of action
- decisionSettled course of action
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- tasteFlavor perception ability
predilection · leaning · affinity · desire · wish · intention · interest · handpicked
Freedom from external control
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
volition · free-will · liberty · individualism · autonomy · opt-in · voluntary · grassroots
Asymmetrically shifted
- unrepresentativeNot reflecting the whole
- non-randomNot left to chance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
attrition · dropout · methodology · validity · generalizability
choice
Act of selecting
- optionAvailable course of action
- decisionSettled course of action
- inclinationDisposition toward something
taste · predilection · leaning · affinity · desire · wish · intention · interest · handpicked · curated
independence
Freedom from external control
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
sovereignty · volition · free-will · liberty · individualism · autonomy · opt-in · voluntary · grassroots · bottom-up
skewed
Asymmetrically shifted
- unrepresentativeNot reflecting the whole
- non-randomNot left to chance
- distortionTwisting from original state
confounding · attrition · dropout · methodology · validity · generalizability
self-selectedassigned
Given as duty
appointed · designated · allocated · drafted · imposed
self-selectedcompulsory
Required, not optional
mandatory · obligatory · forced · conscripted · involuntary
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