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RANDOMIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arrange in random order

Example:

Randomize the order of the numbers

Synonyms:

randomise; randomize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "randomize" is one way to...):

disarrange (disturb the arrangement of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

randomization (a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The evidence gathered in the study is based on the findings of meta-analyses and systematic reviews of observational studies, randomized controlled trials, and reviews.

(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)

The researchers want to add to this current observational study to establish, through randomized controlled trials, that eating fish can lead to better sleep, better school performance and other real-life, practical outcomes.

(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Both large population studies and randomized control trials suggested caffeine intake of up to 300 mg per day (or 3 cups of coffee a day) may be safe for arrhythmic patients.

(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

To help fill the research gap, scientists conducted the Age of Blood in Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (ABC-PICU) randomized trial at 50 medical centers between February 2014 and November 2018.

(Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells, National Institutes of Health)

A pivotal study will generally be well-controlled, randomized, of adequate size, and whenever possible, double-blind.

(Phase IIb Trial, NCI Thesaurus)

These dates are required for all randomized subjects; null for screen failures (if screen failures are submitted).

(Performed Study Subject Milestone Study Reference Date Range, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Prospective, randomized, controlled trials and meta-analyses of prospective, randomized, controlled trials.

(Level of Evidence I, NCI Dictionary)

The design of the study (such as a case report for an individual patient or a randomized double-blinded controlled clinical trial) and the endpoints measured (such as survival or quality of life) affect the strength of the evidence.

(Levels of evidence, NCI Dictionary)

EXAMPLE(S): obtain informed consent, verify eligibility criteria, enroll, registration to a study, randomize, assignment to a treatment arm, start of on-study period, complete study visits, end of on-study period, exit trial, break treatment blind, protocol violation, premature withdrawal

(Defined Study Subject Milestone, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Modeling provides an opportunity to better understand the sources of health disparities in cancer mortality, extrapolate results of randomized clinical trials to groups that carry the heaviest burden of disease and have sometimes been underrepresented in trials, and provides strategies for cancer control interventions to reduce cancer-related health disparities.

(Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network, NCI Thesaurus)