Sentence examples for using a random order from inspiring English sources

We strived to design the questionnaire carefully, which entailed ensuring participants' anonymity, using a random order for survey items, providing concrete survey instructions, and asking participants to answer the questions as honestly as possible (Podsakoff et al. 2003).

Thus when one is faced with a problem of distinguishing special from routine variation in a univariate data set with no time order, the individuals and moving range (XmR) chart is not appropriate, and simply using a random order that is not based on the magnitude of the values, as advocated in primer texts [ 4, 11, 12] is not sufficient to address this issue.

The test of enrichment used here was the rigorous, rank-based "Q1-Q2" statistic of Tian et al. [16] (schematic in Figure 2A), which demonstrated significance of enrichment over what may be expected using a randomly-generated set of pathway signature genes (the "Q1" hypothesis) or using a random ordering of reference oncogene values in the human tumor dataset (the "Q2" hypothesis).

We used a random order generator to set the order of the 40-question list, which is then used for all EGG evaluations.

Another possibility would have been to use a random order of presentation.

Eighteen participants who were habitual coffee drinkers, were studied using a random-order cross-over design.

To model differences in the speed of signal propagation in the body, we used a random-order asynchronous updating algorithm.

While this study attempted to reduce the various biases that can occur in this type of survey, such as selection bias by using a random sample, order bias by scrambling the arrangement of photos to be chosen by volunteers, there are some areas that could not be lessened.

Different concentrations of the analyte (injection volume 120  μl) were used in a random order to assess binding, expressed in terms of resonance units (RU).

The summary data for each individual were incorporated into the 2nd-level analysis using a random effect model, in order to make inferences at a population level.

The sequence of examination will be randomised using a random number generator in order to control for the effects of fatigue.