Randomisation can do many things - but it cannot "fail"
Explains misconceptions about randomization and why an unexpected allocation outcome does not mean the randomization procedure failed.
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- Arthur H Owora: assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- John Dawson: assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, College of Human Sciences.
- Gary Gadbury: professor emeritus in the Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, College of Arts and Sciences.
- Luis M Mestre: research assistant and PhD student in epidemiology with a minor in data science at Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- Greg Pavela: associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health.
- Tapan Mehta: associate professor and director of research in the Department of Health Services Administration, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Professions.
- Colby J Vorland: post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- Pengcheng Xun: associate director of epidemiology and outcomes research at Atara Biotherapeutics, United States.
- David B Allison: dean, distinguished professor, and provost professor at Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington.