selection procedure

collocation in English

meaningsofselectionandprocedure

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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/
us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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procedure
noun
uk
/prəˈsiː.dʒər/
us
/prəˈsiː.dʒɚ/
a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of ...
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(Definition ofselectionandprocedurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theselectionprocedurefollowed a two stage sampling for micro enterprises.
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But the problem of association does not arise with every type ofselectionprocedurethat we would consider to be random.
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We submitted the descriptors to a forwardselectionprocedure.
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In a pureselectionprocedure, strings are chosen for reproduction solely on the basis of principles of natural selection.
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In this study, an identical extensiveselectionprocedurewas used for the assignment to the specific groups.
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However, applying the subsetselectionprocedurefor each window separately would be too time-consuming for the nonlinear models.
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We used the program's modelselectionprocedureto determine the appropriate population estimator.
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Theselectionprocedureis described in more detail below.
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Theselectionprocedurefor each line involved setting up about 120 crosses in each generation, between single pairs of males and females.
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The same set of markers is then used in all subsequent generations, so that bias in estimates due to the markerselectionprocedureis eliminated.
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Thus, our reproduction operator, together with our election operator, comprise an elitistselectionprocedure.
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This obstacle avoidanceselectionprocedureis applicable to the generalised serial manipulator and the formulation only requires the homogeneous transformation equations.
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A total of 1,056 items survived thisselectionprocedure.
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He selected one architecture, but theselectionprocedurewas not clear.
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In the firstselectionprocedure, missing values were imputed by means of the available data for corresponding variables.
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Extensive detail concerning the initial subjectselectionprocedureand sampling is given elsewhere.
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Mating of parents resulting from the optimizedselectionprocedurewas at random.
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Information from these markers was not utilized in the optimizedselectionprocedure.
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The multivariate conditional logistic regression model was constructed using a forwardselectionprocedure.
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Theselectionprocedureof the final regression model involved backward elimination of variables.
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