Randomization Procedures Sample Clauses

Randomization Procedures. Not applicable. See enrollment directions below in Section 6.2.3, Admission of Subjects.
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Randomization Procedures. The goal is to have a randomly assigned study sample of approximately 3,000 participants in five groups balanced within a 5% range. Since chance may not lead to balance, we developed a type of blocking that preserves random assignment while assuring a balanced sample through the duration of the study. Using the server clock, the decisecond (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9) when a participant clicks their mouse to go to the “branch” page of the survey is captured. This “draw” is mapped to the 5 branch groups (a draw of 5-10 is “re-drawn” until a 0-4 comes up), giving us a random draw of 5 numbers. Each half-second, a participant has a 1 in 5 chance of being assigned to any given branch. When 100 participants have been through the draw, we begin an evaluation procedure to determine the balance among the groups that has been achieved by chance. This process: Counts the number assigned to each group Determines each group’s percentage of the whole Designates each group as: “high,” meaning it contains more than 22.5% of the participants “low,” meaning it contains less than 17.5% of the participants Determines if the block (100 records at this point) is “balanced” or “not balanced” within the objective 5% range If a group (or groups) is “high,” that number is taken out of the “draw” until that group no longer represents more than 22.5% of the whole. This means that during this condition, participants are being randomly assigned to the remaining groups. If one group is “high,” participants have a 1 in 4 chance of being assigned to each of the other groups. If a group (or groups) is “low,” that number is “emphasized,” meaning an additional number which results in an assignment to that group is added to the “draw” (from the unused 5-9), effectively increasing the chances of assignment to that group from 1 in 5 to 1 in 3. If two groups are emphasized, the chances increase to 1 in 3.5. Again, assignments continue to be made to all groups randomly. (No more than two groups would ever be emphasized at the same time.) This “nudging” up of low groups and down of high groups continues until the block becomes “balanced” with each group having between 17.5%-22.5% of the whole. Once “balance” is achieved, the next block begins, and the procedure starts again when the next 100 participants have been assigned. The key point is that random assignment continues through the balancing process. This is preferable to fully preventing assignment to full groups while waiting for the others to “...
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  • Cooperation Procedures The Seller shall, in connection with the delivery of each Qualified Replacement Mortgage to the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, provide the Indenture Trustee with information set forth in the Schedules of Home Equity Loans with respect to such Qualified Replacement Mortgage.

  • Selection Procedures In selecting the Loan Assets to be Pledged pursuant to this Agreement, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders.

  • Auction Procedures The provisions contained in Section 11.10 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws concerning Auction Procedures will be followed by the Fund and, to the extent applicable, the Auction Agent, and the provisions contained therein are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions were set forth fully herein.

  • Escalation Procedures 48.1 The Standard Practices outlines the escalation process which may be invoked at any point in the Service Ordering, Provisioning, and Maintenance processes to facilitate rapid and timely resolution of disputes.

  • Transition Procedures Upon the expiration or termination of the Term of this Lease, for whatever reason (other than a purchase of the Leased Property by Lessee), Lessor and Lessee shall do the following (and the provisions of this Section 2.3 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease until they have been fully performed) and, in general, shall cooperate in good faith to effect an orderly transition of the management and/or lease of the Hotel:

  • Loan Procedures □ (a) Loans will be provided under the default loan procedures set forth in Section 13 of the Plan, unless modified under this Appendix B.

  • Collection Procedures (a) On or before the Closing Date, the Seller and the Purchaser shall have established and shall maintain thereafter the system of collecting and processing Collections of Receivables in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Servicing Agreement.

  • Notification Procedures To address non-compliance, the receiving Competent Authority would notify the providing Competent Authority pursuant to Article 5 of the IGA. The notification procedures would differ depending upon whether the receiving Competent Authority seeks to address administrative or other minor errors or significant non-compliance.

  • Election Procedures Each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock (“Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article II, to submit an election in accordance with the following procedures:

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