randomize

American  

[ran-duh-mahyz] / ˈræn dəˌmaɪz /

especially British, randomise

verb (used with object)

randomized, randomizing

1. to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.

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randomize British  

/ ˈrændəˌmaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to set up (a selection process, sample, etc) in a deliberately random way in order to enhance the statistical validity of any results obtained

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Other Word Forms

• randomization noun
• randomizer noun

Etymology

Origin of randomize

First recorded in 1925–30; random + -ize

Example Sentences

The researchers also emphasized that this was not a randomized clinical trial, meaning participants were not randomly assigned to each treatment group.

From Science Daily

Both the short and longer interventions were randomized controlled trials.

From Science Daily

Dr. Prasad seems to believe the cost for drugs that receive accelerated approval exceed their benefits and that nothing short of large double-blind randomized controlled trials should be sufficient to prove a medicine’s efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

In these cases, no randomized trial will be required because it’s simply infeasible.

From The Wall Street Journal

To evaluate whether intermittent fasting truly offers an advantage, researchers examined data from 22 randomized clinical trials involving 1,995 adults in North America, Europe, China, Australia, and South America.

From Science Daily