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The phrase "a selection error" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to data analysis, research, or decision-making where an incorrect choice or mistake in selecting options has occurred.
Example: "The results of the experiment were skewed due to a selection error in the sample population."
Alternatives: "a sampling mistake" or "an option error".
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Strachan had no option at the interval but to admit he had made a selection error.
There is, of course, a risk of a selection error when trying to reach an item in the prediction list, and an error in that context may alter the list and thereby render the system rather difficult to work with.
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"We made a mistake, a quite serious selection error," Jan McKnight from Pennsylvania digital services PennDOT.
We have found that two types of errors affect performance of scanning keyboard users significantly, namely (a) timing error that occurs when a user fails to select a key at the appropriate time and (b) selection error that occurs when the user selects a wrong key.
When control location was altered, shape coding did provide a significant reduction in selection error rate.
Since the population under investigation is similar to those reported in the literature, it seems unlikely that a selection bias, error in FNAB classification, or unique risk factor is influencing the reported associations.
The anterior cingulate is considered to play a critical role in complex cognitive processing, particularly target detection, response selection, error detection, and reward-based decision-making, functions that are thought to be impaired in ADHD [ 10].
[12] suggested that model selection error introduced 20 to 40% to live biomass uncertainty, a range that captures the 31% difference in mean biomass between the CRM and Species Specific estimates of this study.
We show that single decision trees do not make optimal use of the available information; constructed ensembles of decision trees based on different feature subspaces show significant performance gains (14% parse selection error reduction).
It is possible that utilizing a volumetric rendering view in conjunction with multiplanar views, as was used in this study, may minimize the degree of landmark selection error [35].
The change in frequency of target selection error (ΔET) was 0.5%±0.9 for controls (mean±SE) and 17%±7 for the AC group (Fig. 8B).
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