randomize
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.
Origin of randomize
1- Also especially British, ran·dom·ise .
Other words from randomize
- ran·dom·i·za·tion [ran-duh-mahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌræn də maɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
- ran·dom·iz·er, noun
Words Nearby randomize
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How to use randomize in a sentence
After you have randomized 200 patients to the drug, if you can’t tell that it’s working, it’s probably not a very good drug.
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment | Kelsey Piper | August 26, 2021 | VoxOver time, as other treatments showed no effect, more patients got randomized to the fluvoxamine arm of the trial — letting the researchers learn more about the drug that seemed the most promising.
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment | Kelsey Piper | August 26, 2021 | VoxAll the data they pooled came from randomized controlled trials, the gold standard of scientific evidence, which randomizes participants into a treatment or no-treatment group.
Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy | Claire Maldarelli | July 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWhile they might be willing to take a risk on a new treatment, “the last thing they want is to be randomized to a control arm,” Borys says.
Clinical trials are better, faster, cheaper with big data | MIT Technology Review Insights | June 10, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn a natural experiment, conditions out in the world, that we have no control over, randomize patients for us, if only by accident.
Introducing a New “Freakonomics of Medicine” Podcast (Ep. 465) | Stephen J. Dubner | June 10, 2021 | Freakonomics
British Dictionary definitions for randomize
randomise
/ (ˈrændəˌmaɪz) /
(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
Derived forms of randomize
- randomization or randomisation, noun
- randomizer or randomiser, noun
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