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Random Assignment

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023090

1. The assignment of individuals in the pool of all potential participants to either the experimental (treatment) group or the control group in such a manner that their assignment to a group is determined entirely by chance.

2. A method for assigning subjects to one or more groups by chance. (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 93)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023090
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesProgram Evaluation Glossary; DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Evaluation Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023090",
  "term": "Random Assignment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The assignment of individuals in the pool of all potential participants to either the experimental (treatment) group or the control group in such a manner that their assignment to a group is determined entirely by chance.\n\n2. A method for assigning subjects to one or more groups by chance. (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 93)",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Evaluation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/random-assignment/"
}

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