randomization.

The assignment, selection or ordering of items through a specified chance procedure.

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Words that belong together

• randomization procedure
• randomization of treatment assignment

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The randomization procedure was recorded before treatment assignment began.

Randomization of treatment assignment reduced systematic allocation differences without guaranteeing identical groups.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: method specification, measurement critique, model interpretation, qualification. Disciplines: research methods, statistics, experimental design. Commonness: moderately common.