Hence, we undertook allocation of unused portion.
A trusted third party should be used to undertake this allocation – because Alice wants to be sure that Bob has no knowledge of the allocation in advance, and vice versa.
However, even the most sophisticated statistical analysis cannot adjust for the unmeasured or unknown confounder, which is one of the main reasons we undertake random allocation.
However, patient satisfaction was unchanged in a study 14 that undertook allocation of an emergency department to provision of an information leaflet in two week clusters.
No blinding was undertaken and allocation to treatment group was dependent on physician preference.
The process included the acquisition of licenses to collect broodstock, keep the seahorses in captivity, commercially produce the seahorses under a specified quota allocation, undertake domestic sales, undertake export sales, and then finally obtain the CITES permit required for every individual shipment of seahorses.
To avoid biased allocation, randomisation is undertaken by central allocation using a computerized random number generator at the Internet Data and Information Center for Medical Research (INDICE), provided by the University Hospital Medical Information Network UMINN) in Japan.
The life-cycle portfolio proposal for personal accounts within a Social Security system would have the government undertake the dynamic portfolio allocation program for individuals.
An independent assessor, blinded to group allocation, will undertake the following measurements at each time point following the intervention period.
The DSMC, which will be blinded to treatment allocation, will undertake interim analysis for safety and/or efficacy once 50% of the women have enrolled.
