Collocations withselection
These are words often used in combination withselection.
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adverse selection
The adverse selection arises because the population of purchasers is not the same as the general population in a material aspect.
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all-conference selection
He was a three-time all-area and all-conference selection on defense, where he played defensive end, defensive tackle and linebacker.
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all-state selection
Lane was a two-time all-state selection in high school, and was recruited by eight schools.
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broad selection
A broad selection of pneumatic and servo-electric drives complete the package to address all positioning possibilities.
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careful selection
Finally, as the uptake of newer, more expensive drugs becomes routine, so the potential cost savings from careful selection of therapy could increase.
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directional selection
They concluded that directional selection for resistance to attack by the parasitoid, and not any kind of rare advantage, is responsible for their results.
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disruptive selection
With disruptive selection on a single trait, divergence must involve a fitness loss of the same magnitude as the eventual reproductive isolation.
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diverse selection
A diverse selection of products can help fulfill shoppers' needs and encourage them to spend more each week16,17.
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extensive selection
In this study, an identical extensive selection procedure was used for the assignment to the specific groups.
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final selection
In most cases, final selection is by teachers.
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forward selection
We submitted the descriptors to a forward selection procedure.
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habitat selection
Foraging efficiencies of competing rodents: why do gerbils exhibit shared-preference habitat selection?
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initial selection
The initial selection of candidate parents is based on body weight at 6 weeks of age and conformation score.
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judicious selection
Most of the sections are a judicious selection of the familiar and the unfamiliar, the big names, and forgotten ones.
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jury selection
The content of juror norms will to some extent depend on the requirements for jury selection.
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kin selection
The strategies in question could have evolved through group selection in essentially the same way they could have evolved through kin selection.
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limited selection
In sum, this evidence suggests that some limited selection based on expected longevity is taking place, despite the high proportion of retirees who annuitize.
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method of selection
They neither provided diagnostic criteria for cases, nor described the method of selection for the cases and controls.
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musical selection
Each question or group of questions is based on a musical selection or an auditory stimulus.
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overall selection
The overall selection ratio for a species was given by its median selection ratio across all plots in which it occurred.
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patient selection
Critics of specialty hospitals are especially vocal on the issues of patient selection and lack of emergency department provision.
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personnel selection
What has been found, is that the secret of successful deployment of part-timers is to have skilled personnel selection and central co-ordination.
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positive selection
Previous studies that reported evidence for positive selection should be revisited, particularly for data derived from sources reasonably expected to have experienced recombination.
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principle of selection
We remain firmly committed to the principle of selection, allowing schools to choose how they bring in that selection.
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probability of selection
Each state and territory was stratified and each dwelling within a stratum had an equal and known probability of selection.
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random selection
This is an optically flat plate divided into square cells, a random selection of which is coated with a thin dielectric layer.
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representative selection
Strains were a non-random, representative selection from each of the years and cities.
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rigorous selection
There will be a rigorous selection process for mentors, including one-to-one interviews and accredited training.
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selection arrangements
Under the employer route, employers will have the right to propose bespoke nomination and selection arrangements for their scheme.
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selection bias
This type of study suffers from a number of biases including selection bias and information bias.
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selection factor
However, if the magnitude of the group selection factor modulating the virulence of these viral populations is large enough, no significant change would be expected.
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selection mechanism
The third part proposes a selection mechanism based on inhibition.
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selection pressure
Thus, each year the worms were subjected to selection pressure during 2 steps, and to genetic drift during 22 steps.
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selection procedure
The selection procedure followed a two stage sampling for micro enterprises.
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selection process
The consequence is that the selection process is directly affected by the absence of replications in different environments.
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selection technique
It is based on a mass selection technique used by farmers for over 10,000 years of crop improvement.
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tournament selection
A set of rules of agents born at time t is generated using reproduction (tournament selection), crossover, mutation, and election.
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truncation selection
An empirical route was followed through the use of stochastic simulations and comparisons with traditional truncation selection.
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varied selection
As some compensation for an increase in prices the consumer is promised an adequate supply, and a more varied selection of food.
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wide selection
A wide selection of critical comment shows a developing appreciation of a work which has been censured in the past.
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